• Orange skin with deep orange flesh
• Renowned for sweetness
• Days to Maturity: 100 days
Developed in 2007 by the LSU Ag-Center. Evangeline has twice the amount of sucrose than Beauregard giving it a significantly sweeter flavor. Yields tend to be lower than Beauregard, but Evangeline produces less jumbo size roots. Evangeline also shows tolerance to late season flooding, with harvestable post-flood tubers that even store well retaining their flavor and quality.
• Renowned for sweetness
• Days to Maturity: 100 days
Developed in 2007 by the LSU Ag-Center. Evangeline has twice the amount of sucrose than Beauregard giving it a significantly sweeter flavor. Yields tend to be lower than Beauregard, but Evangeline produces less jumbo size roots. Evangeline also shows tolerance to late season flooding, with harvestable post-flood tubers that even store well retaining their flavor and quality.
Disease Resistance Characteristics: Similar to Beauregard, but Evangeline also has resistance to southern root knot nematode.
Taste-test winner!