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Asparagus 'Purple Passion'

 
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Family: Liliaceae (lil-ee-AY-see-ee) (Info)
Genus: Asparagus (a-SPARE-uh-gus) (Info)
Cultivar: Purple Passion
Additional cultivar information: (aka Purple, Passion Violette)

5 vendors have this plant for sale.

2 members have or want this plant for trade.

Category:
Vegetables
Perennials

Height:
24-36 in. (60-90 cm)

Spacing:
9-12 in. (22-30 cm)

Hardiness:
USDA Zone 5a: to -28.8 °C (-20 °F)
USDA Zone 5b: to -26.1 °C (-15 °F)
USDA Zone 6a: to -23.3 °C (-10 °F)
USDA Zone 6b: to -20.5 °C (-5 °F)
USDA Zone 7a: to -17.7 °C (0 °F)
USDA Zone 7b: to -14.9 °C (5 °F)
USDA Zone 8a: to -12.2 °C (10 °F)

Sun Exposure:
Full Sun

Danger:
Unknown - Tell us

Bloom Color:
Unknown - Tell us

Bloom Time:
Unknown - Tell us

Foliage:
Unknown - Tell us

Other details:
Unknown - Tell us

Soil pH requirements:
5.6 to 6.0 (acidic)
6.1 to 6.5 (mildly acidic)
6.6 to 7.5 (neutral)

Patent Information:
Unknown - Tell us

Propagation Methods:
By dividing rhizomes, tubers, corms or bulbs (including offsets)

Seed Collecting:
N/A: plant does not set seed, flowers are sterile, or plants will not come true from seed

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Profile:

1 positive
2 neutrals
No negatives

Gardeners' Notes:

RatingAuthorComment
Positive possumdog On Apr 9, 2007, possumdog from Silver Springs, NV wrote:

Planted 10 roots of this and 10 of Jersey Knight last year. Despite a troublesome high desert "spring" with 80 degree temperatures one week and freezing the next, the purple is already several feet high and I have actually gotten to harvest a few spears that were 1/2 inch thick. The creatures that usually decimate anything green in the desert don't seem to recognize the purple as food (yet). I am afraid to actually think I found something that likes to grow here -- a crop can do well one year and not the next-- but for 2 springs the pruple has just shot up. No sign of the Jersey Knight yet except two pencil diameter spears. It may need to get warmer.

Neutral melody On Oct 30, 2005, melody from Benton, KY (Zone 7a) wrote:

I have not grown this plant yet, information only.

Supposedly more sweet and tender than the green varieties. This plant produces a decent harvest, but since it is not all male, yields will be somewhat smaller than an all male variety.

The purple spears will turn green when cooked.

Neutral Farmerdill On Jan 3, 2005, Farmerdill from Augusta, GA (Zone 8a) wrote:

A burgundy colored spear with a creamy green interior from California Asparagus Seed and Tranplants.

Regional...

This plant has been said to grow in the following regions:

Danbury, Connecticut
Washington, Illinois
Belding, Michigan
Silver Springs, Nevada
Brookshire, Texas



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