Beauregard

Beauregard is the dominant commercial orange sweet potato in the United States, released by Louisiana State University in 1987 and prized for its high yield and relatively short season. It produces smooth, rose-to-copper skinned roots with deep orange flesh that cooks up sweet and moist, making it the standard supermarket sweet potato. Beauregard matures earlier than many older varieties, which allows it to be grown successfully in cooler northern regions with shorter summers. Its vigorous, spreading vines and dependable production made it revolutionize the sweet potato industry. Gardeners favor it for reliable harvests of uniform, good-sized roots, and it stores well when properly cured, remaining a benchmark against which newer varieties are measured.