'Orleans' Sweet Potato Plant
Superbly sweet flavour
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Roots' Cotswolds Valley Nursery
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'Orleans' Sweet Potato Plant
- Reliable and heavy-cropping, 'Orleans' is a sweet potato variety with real vibrancy, boasting 40% more beta-carotene than the popular 'Beauregard' variety, resulting in intensely orange flesh.
- Perfect for tastier fries, roasts, mash and wedges, this cultivar features sucrose as its main sugar, as opposed to maltose, which is more commonly found in sweet potatoes. This provides an even sweeter taste than most varieties.
- Grow your sweet potato plants in a greenhouse, polytunnel or a sunny, sheltered spot outdoors, and they'll be ready to harvest from late August to October.
- The tubers are large and robust, and will keep for months after harvesting. To ensure your sweet potatoes stay fresher for longer, keep them in a cool, dark and dry place.
- 'Evangeline' sports great resistance to various common sweet potato problems, including root-knot nematodes, Fusarium wilt and Rhizopus soft rot.
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Will this grow in my garden?
Can I grow this in a pot?
Yes, the 'Orleans' sweet potato needs a warm, sunny spot above 20 degrees Celsius and a large container of at least 40 litres.
How big does it get?
The 'Orleans' sweet potato produces trailing vines that can spread up to 150 to 200 centimetres.
How much sunlight does this need?
The 'Orleans' sweet potato needs full sun.
What kind of soil does this plant prefer?
The 'Orleans' sweet potato prefers a loose, well-drained sandy loam.
How much watering does this plant need?
The 'Orleans' sweet potato plant needs regular watering, requiring about 2.5 to 5 centimetres of water per week to maintain consistent soil moisture, especially in temperatures above 20 degrees Celsius.
Will this plant need pruning?
No, the 'Orleans' sweet potato does not require pruning.
How hardy is this plant?
The 'Orleans' sweet potato is a tender plant with an RHS hardiness rating of H1c, requiring minimum temperatures of 5°C. It can be grown outdoors during the summer across most of the UK, but performs best when kept in a heated glasshouse, particularly in cooler regions.
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When it comes to veg plants, if Cameron doesn’t know about it? It ain’t worth knowing. They’re one of his horticultural passions and the quality of the produce he – well, produces – at the nursery is testament to that fact. Cameron pairs time-honoured horticultural traditions alongside the very best modern techniques in our fabulous, purpose-built nursery in Evesham. With a background that saw him place at the Grand Finals at the Young Horticultural Awards back in 2022, we’re proud to have someone that really knows his onions.
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