Deep Purple Flesh
Produces sweet potato roots with distinctive deep purple flesh and matching purple skin.
Molokai Purple Sweet Potato Seeds for Sale
Suitable for home gardening use
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Molokai Purple Sweet Potato Seeds
Molokai Purple Sweet Potato is a Hawaiian variety known for its deep purple skin and intensely purple flesh. It produces elongated, vining plants with edible storage roots that are valued for their distinctive color and starchy texture. This variety grows best in warm conditions with full sunlight and loose, well-drained soil. Sweet potatoes are generally propagated through slips or vine cuttings rather than true seeds to maintain the characteristics of the variety.
Molokai Purple
Purple Sweet Potato
Root Vegetable
Hawaiian Variety
Key Features
Hawaiian Variety
A distinctive sweet potato variety originating from Hawaii, known for its rich purple coloration.
Vining Growth Habit
Develops spreading vines that cover the growing area and produce underground storage roots.
Edible Storage Roots
Produces elongated, starchy sweet potatoes suitable for baking, roasting, and cooking.
Product Highlights
Deep purple skin and flesh
Traditional Hawaiian variety
Distinctive purple coloration
Edible underground storage roots
Spreading vining growth habit
Suitable for vegetable gardens
Prefers warm growing conditions
Approximately 120 days to maturity
Specifications
| Scientific Name | Ipomoea batatas |
| Common Name | Molokai Purple Sweet Potato |
| Plant Family | Convolvulaceae |
| Seed Type | Vegetable Variety — typically propagated through slips or vine cuttings |
| Growth Habit | Vining and spreading |
| Skin Color | Deep Purple |
| Flesh Color | Deep Purple |
| USDA Hardiness Zones | Generally grown as a warm-season annual; climate suitability varies |
| Planting Season | Spring to early summer after frost danger has passed |
| Propagation Method | Rooted slips or vine cuttings |
| Germination Time | Not applicable to slip propagation |
| Germination Temperature | Not applicable to slip propagation |
| Days to Maturity | Approximately 120 days |
| Sunlight | Full Sun |
| Soil Requirements | Loose, fertile, well-drained sandy loam soil |
| Watering | Regular watering, especially during establishment and root development |
| Plant Spacing | Approximately 12–18 inches apart |
Growing Guide
Step 1: Prepare the Planting Material
Select healthy Molokai Purple sweet potato slips or vine cuttings. Sweet potatoes are generally grown from slips rather than true seeds to maintain variety characteristics.
Select healthy Molokai Purple sweet potato slips or vine cuttings. Sweet potatoes are generally grown from slips rather than true seeds to maintain variety characteristics.
Step 2: Prepare the Soil
Choose a sunny garden location with loose, fertile, well-drained soil. Raised beds can provide suitable conditions for underground root development.
Choose a sunny garden location with loose, fertile, well-drained soil. Raised beds can provide suitable conditions for underground root development.
Step 3: Plant the Slips
Plant healthy slips approximately 12–18 inches apart. Bury the lower portion of each slip in moist soil, leaving the upper leaves exposed.
Plant healthy slips approximately 12–18 inches apart. Bury the lower portion of each slip in moist soil, leaving the upper leaves exposed.
Step 4: Provide Sunlight and Water
Grow plants in full sunlight and water regularly to maintain suitable soil moisture. Avoid prolonged waterlogging.
Grow plants in full sunlight and water regularly to maintain suitable soil moisture. Avoid prolonged waterlogging.
Step 5: Harvest the Sweet Potatoes
Harvest approximately 120 days after planting, depending on growing conditions. Carefully dig around the plants to avoid damaging the purple storage roots.
Harvest approximately 120 days after planting, depending on growing conditions. Carefully dig around the plants to avoid damaging the purple storage roots.
Grow Unique Molokai Purple Sweet Potatoes
Molokai Purple Sweet Potato adds distinctive deep purple roots to home vegetable gardens. Known for its Hawaiian heritage, vining growth, and colorful flesh, this variety is a unique choice for gardeners growing specialty sweet potatoes in warm conditions.
Frequently Asked Questions
Find useful information about Molokai Purple Sweet Potatoes, their purple flesh, planting methods, and harvesting.
Why are Molokai Purple sweet potatoes purple inside?
Molokai Purple sweet potatoes naturally develop deep purple flesh because they contain anthocyanin pigments. These natural plant pigments give the roots their distinctive purple color throughout the flesh.
How do you grow Molokai Purple sweet potatoes from slips?
Plant healthy Molokai Purple slips in loose, well-drained soil after the danger of frost has passed. Space them approximately 12–18 inches apart and provide full sunlight, warm temperatures, and regular watering.
How long does Molokai Purple sweet potato take to mature?
Molokai Purple sweet potatoes generally take approximately 120 days to mature after planting slips. Harvesting time can vary depending on soil temperature, climate, watering, and growing conditions.