[New shoot]

Well it tickled me anyway    This is one of my Sarpo Una spuds.  Can be eaten as a new potato or leave and becomes a floury main for baking or roasting according to the blurb.

Certainly can get big.   This one was a smidge under 700g which is about 1lb 8oz in old money.  I think it bears an eerie resemblance to Jabba The Hutt     

[snowdrops]

  yes there is a passing resemblance