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Belle de Fontenay

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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]

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Potato 'Belle de Fontenay'
Genussolanum
SpeciesSolanum tuberosum
Cultivar'Belle de Fontenay'
OriginFrance
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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]

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