Purple flowers on potatoes Im growing

[Smowball]

Ive always had white flowers on the plants, which die off before you pick the spuds, but these ones have purple flowers??

[boxtops]

Different variety of spud, smow, it's not a problem. My father used to say you should pick the flowers off before they set seed, to encourage the spuds (and the seeds are apparently poisonous).

[EDDIE51]

Purple flowers on potatoes are common , in fact in my expieience they are more common than white ones.

[Smowball]

Ohhh, I didnt realise that. And I thought you had to keep the flowers on.

[rowanwitch]

I always left the flowers on until they started to set seed because they look pretty

[heathfield]

In France, in Napoleon's time, potatoes were grown for their flowers.

[Frank97]

I've got a Chilean Potato Vine growing over an arch that is covered in purple flowers, looks rather nice IMO with all those little flowers in bloom.

[Smowball]

Yes i think I will keep the flowers on it