Red Port potatoes
Solanum tuberosum 'Red Port'
USDA zones2 to 11
SunNeeds full sun (6+ hours)
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
- Habit
- Erect
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer, autumn
- Bloom color
- Red
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay
- Soil pH
- Acid, alkaline, neutral
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Red Port' potatoes (Solanum tuberosum 'Red Port') are a vegetable for food gardens and containers. It is typically grown as an annual. It is not cold-hardy and will not survive freezing temperatures. This plant likes full sun and average to moist, sandy, loamy, or clay soil. Rabbits tend to nibble other plants first. Red flowers attract bees in spring, summer, and autumn.
Pairs well with Striped Armenian cucumber, Fernleaf dill, and Parsley.