Wild Potato, Solanum maglia hybrids, 100 seeds (TPS)

Solanum maglia is a wild potato primarily found in coastal Chile. It was the first wild potato species to be described.  Unlike most wild potatoes, it is a day neutral tuberizer. Tubers are small, reaching about two inches at the most and usually much less. The tubers are moderately bitter and probably not safe to eat.  This species can be crossed with domesticated diploid potatoes and other wild species.

Only one diploid clone of S. maglia is available in the USA, so it is not possible to produce pure seed of this species.  These are seeds of a first generation cross between S. maglia and domesticated diploids and will produce progeny with various combinations of the parental traits.  These hybrids are generally very fertile in back crosses with either parent and among themselves.  They are a big head start if you want to do some breeding with S. maglia.  If you are interested in these, you may also want to take a look at Valparaiso, a promising selection from the same cross.

There is some evidence (high levels of homozygosity in the species) that S. maglia might actually be self fertile.  I have tried to produce pure seed without success, but it is possible that there could be a small amount on non-hybrid progeny.  You would not be able to tell just by looking at them though, as I sent several very convincing candidates away for genetic fingerprinting and they turned out to be hybrids.

Germination

2025: Moderate (30-50/100g), intermediate (12-18 days)

2024: Moderate (30-50/100g), late (18-30 days)

2023: Moderate (30-50/100g), intermediate (12-18 days)