Type
cream-fleshed
Sweet Potato variety
O'Henry Sweet Potato
A sweet potato with tan skin and pale flesh, offering a different texture and color from orange types. It is useful for gardeners wanting variety in the harvest.
Days to maturity
90 to 100
Best for
baking, color variation
About O'Henry
O'Henry is a white-fleshed sweet potato that arose as a sport of Beauregard, sharing much of its growth pattern. It has pale cream to tan skin and creamy white flesh that is drier, milder, and less sugary than orange types, with a nutty character. The plant behaves much like Beauregard but delivers a distinctly different, less sweet root.
Growing O'Henry Sweet Potato
Grow it like Beauregard, spacing slips 12 to 18 inches apart in warm, loose soil after all frost danger passes. It matures in a similar window near 90 to 100 days, making it workable in shorter seasons. Because the flesh is drier, avoid over-watering late and cure the roots well so they store and eat at their best.
Full growing guide
For planting dates, care, and harvest that apply to all sweet 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.