Picture and Description of King Edward Potato Seed and its Cooking Qualities

View our King Edward potato seed - texture and disease resistance tables - for this seed variety... see below.

This potato seed produces potatoes that have a creamy/yellow flesh. Probably England`s best known variety and is linked to its namesake`s coronation. It has been in consistant demand over the years... proof of its cooking qualities.


Potato seed variety: King Edward

White skin with pink colouration, cream to pale yellow flesh. Floury texture.


This is a Main Crop variety


King Edward potato seed produce excellent tubers for:

• Roasting
• Chipping
• Baking
• Mashing

Texure of Potato

Waxy potatoes are firmer and hold their shape. Floury potatoes are softer and break up more easily. The potato varieties mentioned on this web site are suggestions only and there are many more available.

1 is WAXY and 9 is FLOURY

Pest and Disease Resistance

It`s understandable that the humble potato may develop a `persecution complex` as there are numerous pests and diseases that can attack and reduce yields. But only five may prove to be a serious threat.

You should have relatively few problems if you purchase certified virus free seed potatoes. It is important though that in knowing how to grow potatoes properly... know your enemy. Some of the more common ailments are indicated below.

The numbers given for pest or disease susceptibility or resistance are to be read as indicators. Factors like soil, crop maturity and skin thickness can affect the outcome of these readings - they are only a guide... don`t get hung up.

1 is Susceptible and 9 is Resistant

Blt = Blight
CS = Common Scab
PCN = Potato Cyst Nematode