Varieties of Sweet Potato
Here are some common sweet potato types:
Covington – Rosy skin with deep orange flesh. Darby – Deep red skin, deep orange flesh, vigorous vines. Jewel – Coppery skin, bright orange flesh, semi-bush. Bunch Porto-Rico – Yellow-orange skin and flesh, compact bush. Excel – Orange-tan skin, coppery orange flesh, average to vigorous vines. Evangeline – Rosy skin with deep orange flesh. Heartogold – Tan skin, deep orange flesh, vigorous vines. Red Garnet – Reddish-purple skin, orange flesh, average vines. Vardaman – Pale orange skin, reddish-orange flesh, short vines. Murasaki – Reddish purple skin, white flesh. Golden Slipper (Heirloom) – Pale orange skin and flesh, average vines. Carolina Ruby – Deep reddish-purple skin, dark orange flesh, average vines. O’Henry – Creamy white skin and flesh, semi-bush. Bienville – Pale rose skin, dark orange flesh. Envy – Pale orange skin and flesh, average vines. Sumor – Creamy tan skin, tan to yellow flesh, average vines. Hayman (Heirloom) – Creamy skin and flesh, vigorous vines. Jubilee – Creamy skin and flesh, average vines. Nugget – Pinkish skin, pale orange flesh, average vines. Carolina Bunch – Pale coppery, orange skin and carrot-colored flesh, semi-bush. Centennial – Medium-large, semi-bush potatoes with copper skin and pale orange flesh. Bugs Bunny – Pinkish-red skin, pale orange flesh, vigorous vines. California Gold – Pale orange skin, orange flesh, vigorous vines. Georgia Jet – Reddish-purple skin, deep orange flesh, semi-bush.
