Type
blue-fleshed specialty
Potato variety
Adirondack Blue Potato
A colorful potato with blue skin and blue flesh that keeps much of its color in cooking. It adds novelty and visual interest to the garden and plate.
Days to maturity
80 to 95
Best for
specialty use, colorful harvests
About Adirondack Blue
Adirondack Blue is a specialty variety developed at Cornell University with striking blue-purple skin and deep blue-violet flesh that holds much of its color when cooked. The flesh is moist and works especially well roasted, steamed, or boiled, and it makes a dramatic addition to the garden and the plate. Plants are a mid-season type that sets colorful, smooth tubers.
Growing Adirondack Blue Potato
Space seed pieces about 12 inches apart, hill as usual, and keep tubers covered so the colorful skins develop cleanly without greening. To preserve the vivid interior color, cook gently by steaming or roasting rather than boiling for long periods. Harvest when the vines begin to die back, and cure the tubers before storing in a cool, dark place.
Full growing guide
For planting dates, care, and harvest that apply to all potatoes, see the complete guide.
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Variety characteristics are general guidance for US home gardens; performance varies by climate, soil, and season. Seed and plant availability differs by supplier. Page updated Aug 4, 2026.