Sweet Potato Purple Majesty is a highly productive variety, known for its reliable yields and exceptional performance across diverse growing regions. Maturing in roughly 100 days, Purple Majesty is especially beneficial for northern gardeners with shorter growing seasons, delivering consistent harvests season after season.
This root vegetable, with its elongated, tapered tubers, develops in late summer to early fall. Unlike the familiar orange sweet potato, Purple Majesty features vibrant deep purple skin and flesh that holds its color beautifully through cooking. Its moderately dry, sweet flesh is perfect for roasting and pairs well with Murasaki and orange varieties for a visually stunning, nutrient-packed side dish. Sweet potatoes are renowned as a superfood, providing excellent amounts of vitamin A, vitamin C, dietary fiber, and potassium, along with iron, calcium, protein, and essential amino acids. The purple variety is also rich in anthocyanins and antioxidants.
This Ipomoea batatas cultivar, commonly known as sweet potato or sweet potato vine, belongs to the morning glory family (Convolvulaceae). Purple Majesty has a vigorous, trailing habit that spreads into a ground-covering mat of attractive green foliage, making it a suitable choice for mixed beds and containers. It typically grows to about 12 to 18 inches in height, continuing to spread as long as conditions allow.
Hardy and easy to cultivate, Purple Majesty thrives in sunny locations with well-draining soil, including sandy soils. To achieve the best flavor and texture, keep soil evenly moist. This variety shows strong resistance to fusarium wilt, adding to its durability in the garden.
A warm-season crop, Purple Majesty sweet potatoes are sensitive to cold and frost, and they should be planted directly into warm soil after the last frost date, typically in late spring or early summer. In cooler soils, growth may be delayed. Mulching helps regulate soil temperature, retain moisture, and control weeds.
Bare Root Sweet Potato Definition:
Also known as slips.
Slips are sprouts grown from a mature sweet potato's eye.
Genetically identical to the parent potato.
A faster way to grow potatoes vs seed.
NOTE: This item contains 25 bareroot slips. Sweet potato slips are shipped separately from seed orders, at proper planting time for your area.
