Carrot 'Purple Haze' (Daucus carota)

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Farmerdill Augusta, GA(Zone 8a) Jan 06, 2006

Carrot 'Purple Haze'
Daucus carota

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RoyRogers Tampa, FL(Zone 9b) Jan 06, 2006

Farmerdill,

Do you know how this type taste as opposed to the regular orange type of carrot?

Roy in tampa

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Farmerdill Augusta, GA(Zone 8a) Jan 06, 2006

I am growing them this year, so we will find out shortly. It is an imperator type and my experience has been good with the red and yellow forms of this type. It is becoming pretty popular and available from several vendors in the US including Park seeds.

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palmbob Acton, CA(Zone 8b) Jan 07, 2006

wow.. wonder what carrot juice will look/taste like...

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Farmerdill Augusta, GA(Zone 8a) Jan 07, 2006

As long as you don't cook them, the purple color holds. Of course the core is orange so its a mixed color. Like the purple snap beans, cooking destroys the color. Taste is not usually affected by the color.

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gumlla Mirpur (A.K), Pakistan(Zone 9b) Jan 07, 2006

Wow!!!!!!!!!!! different....never seen any where this color in carrots.
Kaleem

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Farmerdill Augusta, GA(Zone 8a) Jan 07, 2006

There are several of them. This is a new hybrid from Europe, Purple Dragon is an open pollinated one favored by "heirloom" gardeners.

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