Pink Fir Apple potato

'Pink Fir Apple' is a maincrop potato variety with a pink skin and cream, waxy flesh.[1] It has a long, knobbly shape. Originally, it was imported to the UK from France in 1850.[2][3] In 1996, it was crossed with the 'Désirée' variety to form the 'Anya' potato for Sainsbury's supermarkets.[4] [5]

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

Characteristics[6]
  • Blooming colours are blue-violet, mauve taupe and light pastel purple.
  • Blooms are about 2.5cm in diameter at full maturity.
  • The flowers are in single form normally with 5 petals.
  • Knobby shape making it hard to peel.
  • Grows to about 1.2m in height.

References
  1. "Potato Seed Catalogue 2005". Irish Seed Saver Association. 2012. Archived from the original on 16 December 2012. Retrieved 16 June 2012.
  2. "The European Cultivated Potato Database". europotato.org. 2012. Retrieved 7 February 2012.
  3. "Pink Fir Apple 1850". heritage-potatoes.co.uk. 2012. Retrieved 7 February 2012.
  4. "Anya Seed Potaoes". how-to-grow-potatoes.co.uk. 2012. Retrieved 16 May 2012.
  5. 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
  6. "Pink Fir Apple". Folia. Retrieved 2016-12-01.


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