Dark Purple Skin
Produces attractive storage roots with distinctive dark purple to purple-red skin.
Murasaki Sweet Potato Seeds for Sale
Suitable for home gardening use
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Murasaki Sweet Potato Seeds
Murasaki Sweet Potato, also known as Murasaki-29, is a specialty sweet potato variety recognized for its dark purple skin and creamy white flesh. It produces elongated storage roots with a mildly sweet, nutty flavor and a relatively dry, firm texture. This Japanese-style sweet potato is commonly used for roasting, baking, steaming, and cooking. Sweet potatoes are generally propagated through slips rather than true seeds, so verify the planting material supplied before listing this product.
Murasaki-29
Purple Skin
White Flesh
Vegetable Crop
Key Features
Creamy White Flesh
Features white to cream-white flesh with a relatively dry texture and high dry matter content.
Nutty Flavor
Known for its mildly sweet, nutty flavor that makes it suitable for a variety of cooked dishes.
Versatile Culinary Use
Suitable for roasting, baking, steaming, and preparing different homemade recipes.
Product Highlights
Distinctive dark purple skin
Creamy white root flesh
Mildly sweet and nutty flavor
Relatively dry root texture
High dry matter content
Elliptical storage root shape
Suitable for roasting and steaming
Typically harvested in 100–120 days
Specifications
| Scientific Name | Ipomoea batatas |
| Variety Name | Murasaki-29 |
| Common Name | Murasaki Sweet Potato; Japanese Sweet Potato |
| Plant Family | Convolvulaceae |
| Seed Type | Vegetable Crop — verify whether seeds or planting slips are supplied |
| Growth Habit | Spreading, trailing herbaceous vine |
| Skin Color | Dark Purple to Purple-Red |
| Flesh Color | White to Cream-White |
| Root Shape | Elliptical to elongated |
| USDA Hardiness Zones | Grown as a warm-season annual in most regions |
| Planting Season | Spring to early summer, after frost danger has passed |
| Propagation Method | Rooted slips or vine cuttings |
| Days to Maturity | Approximately 100–120 days, depending on growing conditions |
| Sunlight | Full Sun |
| Soil Requirements | Loose, fertile, well-drained sandy loam soil |
| Watering | Regular moisture during establishment and root development |
| Plant Spacing | Approximately 12 inches between slips |
| Harvesting | Harvest storage roots when mature, before cold temperatures |
Growing Guide
Step 1: Prepare the Soil
Choose a sunny planting location with loose, fertile, well-drained soil. Remove stones and prepare the soil to allow storage roots to develop properly.
Choose a sunny planting location with loose, fertile, well-drained soil. Remove stones and prepare the soil to allow storage roots to develop properly.
Step 2: Plant Sweet Potato Slips
Murasaki sweet potatoes are generally grown from rooted slips or vine cuttings rather than true seeds. Plant healthy slips after the soil has warmed.
Murasaki sweet potatoes are generally grown from rooted slips or vine cuttings rather than true seeds. Plant healthy slips after the soil has warmed.
Step 3: Provide Full Sunlight
Choose a location receiving at least 6–8 hours of direct sunlight daily to support healthy vine growth and storage root development.
Choose a location receiving at least 6–8 hours of direct sunlight daily to support healthy vine growth and storage root development.
Step 4: Water Consistently
Maintain suitable soil moisture during establishment and root development. Avoid excessive watering and prolonged waterlogged conditions.
Maintain suitable soil moisture during establishment and root development. Avoid excessive watering and prolonged waterlogged conditions.
Step 5: Harvest the Roots
Harvest approximately 100–120 days after planting, depending on growing conditions. Handle the roots carefully and cure them appropriately for storage.
Harvest approximately 100–120 days after planting, depending on growing conditions. Handle the roots carefully and cure them appropriately for storage.
Grow Murasaki Sweet Potatoes at Home
Murasaki-29 is a distinctive sweet potato variety featuring dark purple skin, creamy white flesh, and a mildly sweet, nutty flavor. Its versatile roots are suitable for roasting, baking, and steaming. Grow this specialty variety in sunny locations with loose soil and consistent moisture for healthy storage root development.
Frequently Asked Questions
Find useful information about Murasaki Sweet Potatoes, their unique flesh color, flavor, and growing requirements.
Is Murasaki sweet potato purple inside or white inside?
Murasaki-29 has dark purple skin and creamy white flesh. Unlike Okinawan sweet potatoes, which have purple flesh, Murasaki is recognized for its white interior and purple exterior.
What does Murasaki sweet potato taste like?
Murasaki sweet potatoes have a mildly sweet, nutty flavor often compared to chestnuts. Their relatively dry, firm texture makes them suitable for roasting, baking, and steaming.
Can you grow Murasaki sweet potatoes from seeds?
Murasaki sweet potatoes are commercially propagated using rooted slips or vine cuttings to maintain the characteristics of the Murasaki-29 variety. True botanical seeds may not produce plants identical to the parent variety. Check whether your supplier provides true seeds or sweet potato planting slips.