• Deep Red-Purple Skin with Bright Orange Flesh.
• Vermillion matures 10 days faster than Covington, making it an ideal choice of growers with a shorter-length season.
• Days to Maturity: 100 days
First bred in 2013 as a Bonita cross. Shape is consistently round-elliptical. Good resistance shown to disease and pests.
Total marketable yields are approximately 15% less than Orleans, but the total yield of US Grade #1 sweetpotatoes was equivalent to Orleans.
• Vermillion matures 10 days faster than Covington, making it an ideal choice of growers with a shorter-length season.
• Days to Maturity: 100 days
First bred in 2013 as a Bonita cross. Shape is consistently round-elliptical. Good resistance shown to disease and pests.
Total marketable yields are approximately 15% less than Orleans, but the total yield of US Grade #1 sweetpotatoes was equivalent to Orleans.
Growing Guide: The brightly colored skin has a reddish underlayer so minor skinning, when cured, shows few imperfections.
Disease Resistance Characteristics: Resistant to soil rot, and fusarium wilt. Intermediate resistance to bacterial soft rot.
Notably insects including cucumber beetles and sweet potato weevils did less damage on this variety compared with others. This effect of relative insect resistance was also observed in OG Murasaki.
Disease Resistance Characteristics: Resistant to soil rot, and fusarium wilt. Intermediate resistance to bacterial soft rot.
Notably insects including cucumber beetles and sweet potato weevils did less damage on this variety compared with others. This effect of relative insect resistance was also observed in OG Murasaki.
It has a superior rich carrot like flavor when baked.