General Description

• Also called Congo, Blue Congo and a host of other names
• Irregular long oval shaped tuber with very distinctive dark purple colour
• Dark purple flesh with light purple flecks
• Great for baking, good for boiling, mashing
• Long storage life
• Available: all year

Season: Summer,Autumn,Winter,Spring

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Availablity: January,February,March,April,May,June,July,August,September,October,November,December

Growing Areas: 

QLD – Atherton Tableland, Fassifern Valley, Giru, Kalbar, Lockyer Valley
NSW – Armidale, Bathurst, Coffs Harbour, Crookwell, Dareton, Far North Coast, Finley, Gosford, Griffith, Hunter Valley, Macksville, Mudgee, Naro, New England, Riverina, Robertson
VIC – Ballarat, Geelong, Gippsland Hills, Melbourne Metropolitan Area
TAS – North West Coast
SA – Adelaide Plains, Mt Gambier, North Adelaide Hills, Riverland WA Gin Gin, Manjimup, Perth
NT – Katherine