The awareness and obesity of the sweet potato in Germany is growing - and with it its biodiversity. If you just had a creeping, green plant in mind when looking at the sweet potato, 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 are getting colourful. The vegetables are also surprising in culinary terms, sometimes pink or bright orange, sometimes fine and nutty, sometimes lovely and sweet. Read all about the most popular types here and vote for your favourite.
Some varieties of sweet potatoes have a reddish skin, others are more brownish
Why is the variety crucial for cultivation?
Which variety you choose when buying a sweet potato depends on the type of preferred use. If you would like to cultivate the batata 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 in turn decisive for the location, because dark plants do not tolerate direct sunlight.
If you are already looking forward to tasting your own harvest, the sweet potato also offers a large variety of species. Differently colored tubers all have a different taste. There are also high-yielding and low-yielding varieties. But watch out, some species do not form any tubers at all.
The most popular varieties at a glance
Beauregard
- red shell
- orange flesh
- long shoots
- sweet taste (reminiscent of carrot)
- high beta-carotene content
Bonita
- pink shell
- white pulp
- elliptical bulb
- forms somewhat smaller tubers
burgundy
- reddish shell
- orange flesh
- profitable
- high sugar content
evangeline
- burgundy leaves
- is ideal as an ornamental plant
- red-purple skin
- orange flesh
- high sugar content
- easily harvestable
- aromatic taste
- suitable for desserts
murasaki
- pink shell
- creamy white flesh
- sweet, nutty taste
- comes from Japan
- high vitamin C content
- frequent use as puree or chips
- low crop yield
Orleans
- pink shell
- orange flesh
- New breed of the Beauregard variety
- elliptical bulb shape
Black Hearth
- Use as an ornamental plant
- dark purple foliage