The Pink Fir Apple potato is a maincrop potato variety with a long knobbly shape, pink skin, and creamy waxy flesh.[1] Its shape makes it difficult to peel,[2] unless boiled before peeling.

Pink Fir Apple
'Pink Fir Apple' potatoes
SpeciesSolanum tuberosum
Cultivar'Pink Fir Apple'
OriginFrance

Pink Fir Apple potato was first imported to the United Kingdom from France in 1850,[3][4] and in 1996 was crossed with the Désirée variety to form the Anya potato for Sainsbury's supermarkets.[5][6]

Characteristics

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It grows to about 1.2 m (3 ft 11 in) in height.[2] Its blooms, which are single form, normally with five petals, are about 2.5 cm (0.98 in) in diameter at full maturity and are coloured blue-violet, mauve taupe and light pastel purple.

References

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  1. ^ "Potato Seed Catalogue 2005". Irish Seed Saver Association. 2012. Archived from the original on 16 December 2012. Retrieved 16 June 2012.
  2. ^ a b "Pink Fir Apple". Folia. Archived from the original on 2016-12-01. Retrieved 2016-12-01.
  3. ^ "The European Cultivated Potato Database". europotato.org. 2012. Archived from the original on 2015-09-24. Retrieved 7 February 2012.
  4. ^ "Pink Fir Apple 1850". heritage-potatoes.co.uk. 2012. Archived from the original on 7 February 2012. Retrieved 7 February 2012.
  5. ^ "Anya Seed Potaoes". how-to-grow-potatoes.co.uk. 2012. Archived from the original on 16 May 2012. Retrieved 16 May 2012.
  6. ^ Paul R. Wonning Gardener's Guide to Growing Potatoes in the Vegetable Garden: Growing a potato garden for beginners or veterans (2015), p. 27, at Google Books