Purple Splendor
Purple Splendor has uniform, blocky to round elliptic shapes. It stays short in deep sands. It is a prolific plant producer and needs to be spaced widely in beds to prevent overcrowding of plants. It stores and ships well. It has a moderately dry texture and is moderately sweet when cooked. It has a high packout of No.1 roots. Under heat stress there will be some veining. An outstanding combination of yield and shape in a purple fleshed variety. It has a moderately dry texture and is moderately sweet when cooked.
Skin color: Dark purple
Flesh color: Purple
Disease resistance
- Fusarium wilt: Resistant
- Streptomyces soil rot: Resistant
- Southern root knot nematode: Resistant
- Guava root knot nematode: Susceptible
NC State University release, 2021
US Plant Patent: US PP34,126
