Cherokee Purple vs. Pruden's Purple

[Lonesomedave]

saw this one on a website recently....am very familiar with cherokee purple....have grown them for a couple years now

but I had never heard of pruden's purple

has anyone grown them...how do they compare in taste, texture, productivity, hardiness...everything really

/dave/

[imafan26]

Pruden's purple is a potato leafed heirloom. It can get to about a pound and has a sweet tart taste. It is more productive than Brandywine but with less cracking than Brandywine or Cherokee purple. Flavor wise Brandywine still comes out on top but Pruden's purple has very good flavor.