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Solanaceae
Potato
Solanum tuberosum
Also known as Common potato, Irish potato, White potato, Solanum tuberosum var. album
Zones 4–9Sun Full SunWater ModerateCare Moderate
Edibles & Herbs · Native Plants · Vegetable · Edible · Tuber · Garden · Crop · Food · Starchy · Solanaceae · Root Vegetable · Annual
Pet-safeCulinaryAttracts pollinators
In stock at 1 nurseryStock updated 9/10/2026
Potatoes thrive in loose, well-draining soil with full sun and consistent moisture, especially once tubers begin to form. Hill soil up around the base of the plant as it grows to protect developing tubers from sunlight. Harvest when foliage begins to yellow and die back, typically 70–120 days after planting.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 6 hours
- Watering
- Water deeply to keep soil consistently moist but not waterlogged; increase frequency during tuber formation · Every 5-7 days
- Maintenance
- Moderate
- Soil
- loam
- Soil pH
- 7.5–8
- Temperature
- -25°F to 85°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
- Propagation
- Seed
Hardiness
USDA 4b-9b
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Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 12 in – 3 ft
- Spread
- 2 ft
- Spacing
- 12 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Root depth
- Medium
- Flowers
- No
- Foliage
- Medium
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Argentina Northwest, Argentina South, Assam, Bangladesh, Belgium, Bolivia, Chile Central, Chile North, Chile South, Colombia, Dominican Republic, East European Russia, East Himalaya, Ecuador, France, Great Britain, Haiti, Hawaii, Illinois, India
- Attracts
- Bees, Butterflies
Sources: trefle, usda
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