The popularity and popularity of the sweet potato in Germany is growing - and with it its biodiversity. If you had a trailing, green plant in mind when you saw the batate, you will be amazed that the dark red plant next to it is also a sweet potato. And it's not just in the garden that things get colorful. From a culinary point of view, the vegetables are sometimes pink or bright orange, sometimes delicate and nutty, sometimes sweet and sweet. Read all about the most popular species here and choose your favorite.
What types of sweet potatoes are there?
Popular sweet potato varieties include Beauregard, Bonita, Burgundy, Evangeline, Murasaki, Orleans and Black Hearth. They vary in peel and pulp color, taste, crop yield and cultivation purposes such as ornamental plants or tubers.
Why is the variety crucial for cultivation?
Which variety you choose when buying a sweet potato depends on your preferred use. If you would like to cultivate batate in the garden or on the balcony as an ornamental plant, you will find a large selection of different foliage colors, ranging from rich green to dark brown. The leaf color is again crucial for the location, because dark plants cannot tolerate direct sunlight. If you are already looking forward to tasting your own harvest, the sweet potato also offers a great variety of species. Differently colored tubers all have a different taste. There are also high-yielding and less high-yielding varieties. But be careful, some species don't form any tubers at all.
The most popular varieties at a glance
Beauregard
- red bowl
- orange pulp
- long shoots
- sweet taste (reminiscent of carrot)
- high beta-carotene content
Bonita
- pink bowl
- white pulp
- elliptical tuber
- forms slightly smaller tubers
Burgundy
- reddish shell
- orange pulp
- yielding
- high sugar content
Evangeline
- burgundy leaves
- is ideal as an ornamental plant
- red-violet bowl
- orange pulp
- high sugar content
- easy to harvest
- aromatic taste
- suitable for sweet dishes
Murasaki
- pink bowl
- creamy white flesh
- sweet, nutty taste
- comes from Japan
- high vitamin C content
- common use as puree or chips
- low crop yield
Orleans
- pink bowl
- orange pulp
- New breeding of the Beauregard variety
- elliptical bulb shape
Black Hearth
- Use as an ornamental plant
- dark purple foliage
