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Asparagusofficinalis

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Genus

Asparagus (a-SPARE-uh-gus)

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Species

officinalis (oh-fiss-ih-NAH-liss)

Info

Synonym

Asparagus altilis

Asparagus caspius

Asparagus collinus

Asparagus esculentus

Asparagus fiori

Sun Exposure

Sun to Partial Shade

Foliage

Grown for foliage

Herbaceous

Height

4-6 ft. (1.2-1.8 m)

Spacing

15-18 in. (38-45 cm)

18-24 in. (45-60 cm)

Hardiness

USDA Zone 4a: to -34.4 °C (-30 °F)

USDA Zone 4b: to -31.6 °C (-25 °F)

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)

USDA Zone 8b: to -9.4 °C (15 °F)

USDA Zone 9a: to -6.6 °C (20 °F)

USDA Zone 9b: to -3.8 °C (25 °F)

Danger

N/A

Bloom Color

White/Near White

Bloom Time

Late Spring/Early Summer

Mid Summer

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RosinaBloom

(Zone 1) | February 2014 | positive

Asparagus officinalis - grown worldwide as an economically important crop particularly in North and South America, China and Europe - is...Read More

frostweed

Josephine, Arlington, TX (Zone 8a) | December 2006 | neutral

Asparagus, Wild Asparagus, Asparagus Fern Asparagus officinalis is Naturalized in Texas and other States.

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