Asparagus

Asparagus officinalis. (F1) Apollo Asparagus. This early maturing plant produces high yields of dark green asparagus with slight purple at the tip and butt of the spear. This variety does well in cool and warm climates. Asparagus is a perennial vegetable, so you plant it just once and enjoy season after season. Cold Tolerant. Heat Tolerant, An excellent choice for home gardens, Farmer’s Markets, market growers, open production, and commercial production. A variety from the USA. Disease Resistant: FCRR, FW, R.

Asparagus officinalis. Perennial. (F2) UC 157 F2 Asparagus. The plant produces heavy yields of light green asparagus spears. Asparagus is a perennial vegetable, so you plant it just once and enjoy season after season. UC 157 is still the most widely planted fresh market asparagus variety in the world. This variety grows in both cold and warm regions. Cold Tolerant. Heat Tolerant. An excellent choice for home gardens, Farmer’s Markets, market growers, open production, and commercial production. The UC 157 Asparagus was developed by Frank Takatori and Frank Southers at the University of California, Riverside in 1978. Disease Resistant: CR, FCRR, R.

Asparagus officinalis. Open Pollinated. Perennial. UC 72 Asparagus. The plant produces heavy yields of dark green asparagus spears. Asparagus is a perennial vegetable, so you plant it just once and enjoy season after season. It is usually larger than the Mary Washington variety. Heat Tolerant. Drought Tolerant. It was developed at UC Davis for better production and tolerance to Fusarium Wilt. An excellent choice for home gardens, farmer’s markets, and market growers. United States Department of Agriculture, CIxt 65. Disease Resistant: FCRR. FW.