Belle de Fontenay

Potato variety

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Potato 'Belle de Fontenay'

Genus	solanum
Species	Solanum tuberosum
Cultivar	'Belle de Fontenay'
Origin	France

Belle de Fontenay is a small fingerling potato variety with yellow skin and yellow flesh.^[1] This heirloom variety was released in France in 1885.^[2]

This variety has a firm, waxy texture and is suitable for salads and soup.^[3] This variety has a long shaped tuber with a shallow eye depth and smooth skin. The colour of the base of the light sprout is blue, the maturity is early maincrop, the flowers are a blue violet colour and there are no berries on the plant of this species.^[4]

References

^ "Solanum tuberosum 'Belle de Fontenay'". Gardener's World. Archived from the original on 21 March 2012. Retrieved 26 February 2012.
^ Alan Romans (October 2005). The Potato Book. frances lincoln ltd. p. 52.
^ "Salad potato". BBC. Retrieved 26 February 2012.
^ "Varieties". varieties.ahdb.org.uk. Retrieved 2016-12-01.