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Potato 'Essex'

Solanumtuberosum

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Solanaceae (so-lan-AY-see-ee)
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Solanum (so-LAN-num)
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tuberosum (too-ber-OH-sum)
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Farmerdill
Augusta, GA (Zone 8a) | February 2006 | neutral

A 1947 introduction (S demissum hybrid x hybrid Triumph). USA. Tubers are white to cream, smooth with white flesh. Shallow eyes.

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