Name: Sandy B. Ford River Twp, Michigan UP (Zone 4b) (Zone 4b-maybe 5a)
with Kristi -- potatoes don't have to have flowers to produce. I've read that you can start harvesting new potatoes when the plants flower, but some just never do -- not sure if this is variety specific, weather related, or what.
“Think occasionally of the suffering of which you spare yourself the sight." ~ Albert Schweitzer C/F temp conversion