I have Ada E Hill. I planted it early in the spring and it's got buds now but hasn't bloomed yet. I will get a picture of it when it does bloom and you can compare it to yours and see what you think. Jason

Thanks iris gal, it does get confusing, doesn't it? That is why I am almost positive mine will turn out to be Magic Palette, although to my eye, it still looks more like Bronco Down. So hard to tell from photos though, isn't it. I think the bloom time would suit Magic Palette better, it is blooming early. Not my first tall bearded, but early, & Bronco Down is supposed to be a mid season bloomer. Magic Palette is supposed to be 33", Bronco Down is 35", I measure mine-33 & 34", can you believe? How large are the flowers on your Bronco Down? These aren't very large flowers, but there are 3 branches from each stalk.

hard to say, I dont see any tell tell black lesions on the stems. I think it just may be some late season decline. Leave em and see if you cant get a few more nice maters before frost.

Agree. I planted several different varieties of potatoes thanks to a sampler pack from Moose's Tubers. One variety is starting to look awful. It has already bloomed. I have Colorado potato beetles which I try to keep hand picked so I do have some beetle damage but I see none on your plants. This looks like normal aging of plants and they will look worse and worse. I think this is a surprise to new gardeners and it can be confusing since different varieties have different schedules. According to the Farmers Almanac, potato vines usually die by the end of August. Here in NH zone 5-ish, I've dug some new potatoes from a couple of plants that grew from potatoes I missed during harvest last year.