Asparagus : Ariane : Autumn Planting

Autumn planting variety - also superb as a Spring planted variety.

From German breeding, heavy flush of large spears early in the season with significant yield and quality improvements over many varieties.

Asparagus : Ariane : Spring Planting

Spring planting variety - also superb as an Autumn planted variety.

From German breeding, heavy flush of large spears early in the season with significant yield and quality improvements over many varieties.

Asparagus : Autumn Planting Collection

Excellent value for money from this autumn planting collection.

Collection comprises:

Ariane

Guelph Millennium

Pacific 2000

Purple Pacific

Asparagus : Backlim : Spring Planting

Large, quality spears in abundance over a long cropping season. Spring planting.

Asparagus : Connover's Colossal : Spring Planting

(Sore's selection) Received an RHS AGM as a very well maintained selection of this old popular favourite. The quality of its bright green spears with deep purple tips, and huge yield is exceptional for a non hybrid. Spring planting.

Asparagus : Guelph Millennium : Autumn Planting

Autumn planting variety - also superb as a Spring planted variety.

From Canada and has superb cold tolerance for later season harvest. Outstanding yields and spear quality.

Asparagus : Guelph Millennium : Spring Planting

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Spring planting variety - also superb as an Autumn Spring planted variety.

From Canada and has superb cold tolerance for later season harvest. Outstanding yields and spear quality.

Asparagus : Pacific 2000 : Autumn Planting

Autumn planting variety - also superb as a Spring planted variety.

From New Zealand breeding, voted the best in commercial grower taste tests in 2006, and the spears are basically stringless and can be eaten raw and sliced in salads

Asparagus : Pacific 2000 : Spring Planting

Spring planting variety - also superb as an Autumn planted variety.

From New Zealand breeding, voted the best in commercial grower taste tests in 2006, and the spears are basically stringless and can be eaten raw and sliced in salads

Asparagus : Purple Pacific - Spring Planting

Spring planting variety - also superb as an Autumn planted variety.

More tender and sweet than many green varieties. The spears are basically stringless and delicious eaten raw, with dips, or sliced in salads. Colour is lost if cooked so is best steamed. Produces supersweet white spears if earthed up.

Asparagus : Purple Pacific : Autumn Planting

Autumn planting variety - also superb as a Spring planted variety.

More tender and sweet than many green varieties. The spears are basically stringless and delicious eaten raw, with dips, or sliced in salads. Colour is lost if boiled, so is best steamed.

Produces supersweet white spears if earthed up.

Asparagus : Spring Planting Collection

Excellent value for money from these collections. Spring planting.

Collections comprises 5 or 10 crowns each of (clockwise from top left):

Connover's Colossal

Thielim

Pacific 2000

Purple Pacific

Asparagus : Thielim F1 : Spring Planting

One of the latest hybrids, early to crop with a superb high yield of thick, tasty spears. Less susceptible to Botrytis.