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Purple Passion Asparagus
Rich Color, Record Yields
 ( 3 customer reviews)
Larger, sweeter and tastier spears than green
types. Stalks turn green when cooked.
This item ships only in the spring.
If our spring shipping season is closed, your order will be shipped the following spring.
Product Details
Zones: 2 - 9 (-50° F.)
Height: 4 - 5 feet
Spacing: For best performance, plant spacing for Purple Passion is 6-8 inches apart in the row instead of the usual 12-inch spacing.
Depth: 1. Dig a trench 6" deep. 2. Place the roots in the trench, spreading the roots so they remain flat. 3. Cover with 3" of dirt and once growth begins, fill in the additional 3" of soil.
Spread: 18"
Sun/Shade: Full Sun
| Yield: Record yields. Record yields. Grown for the stems or spears, a well tended planting yields 8 to 10 pounds or more per 100 square feet of bed or 24 to 30 pounds per 100 feet of row.
Foliage: Fern like foliage
Comments: Rich color, record yields. Larger, sweeter tastier spears than green type. Stalks turn green when cooked. Not available in NV, UT, WA. For each offer ordered, you get 10 plants. RESTRICTED STATES, AE, AK, GU, HI, PR
Shipping: View Shipping Schedule
Purple Passion Asparagus Ships In The Spring
Unable to ship to: AE AK GU HI PR
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Customer Reviews Overall Rating: Write an online review and share your thoughts with other customers Sort Reviews: Newest | Oldest | Highest Rating | Lowest Rating - Monday, May 09, 2011 Rawlicious Reviewed By: Donna (Kansas, IL) My sister-in-law has planted this in their garden and it is delicious. Large stems are not tough, my kids love to grab one right out of the garden and eat it raw. Fantastic flavor and texture. We will be planting our own soon! - Saturday, November 15, 2008 Fastastic flavor Reviewed By: Sheila Lankford (Sacramento, CA) This asparagus is so sweet and delicious, and the color is beautiful in the garden. - Sunday, January 13, 2008 Purple Fantastic! Reviewed By: Rick Powers (Delta, PA) I feel the purple is the best. They are so sweet, I eat them raw right out of the garden. I referred to Gurney's planting guide and had a 90% success rate. I had great yields the third year. Do yourself a favor and try the purple passion. Read More Reviews
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Purple Passion Asparagus
Rich Color, Record Yields
(3
customer reviews)
Larger, sweeter and tastier spears than green
types. Stalks turn green when cooked.
This item ships only in the spring.
If our spring shipping season is closed, your order will be shipped the following spring.
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Product Details
Zones: 2 - 9 (-50° F.)
Height: 4 - 5 feet
Spacing: For best performance, plant spacing for Purple Passion is 6-8 inches apart in the row instead of the usual 12-inch spacing.
Depth: 1. Dig a trench 6" deep. 2. Place the roots in the trench, spreading the roots so they remain flat. 3. Cover with 3" of dirt and once growth begins, fill in the additional 3" of soil.
Spread: 18"
Sun/Shade: Full Sun
| Yield: Record yields. Record yields. Grown for the stems or spears, a well tended planting yields 8 to 10 pounds or more per 100 square feet of bed or 24 to 30 pounds per 100 feet of row.
Foliage: Fern like foliage
Comments: Rich color, record yields. Larger, sweeter tastier spears than green type. Stalks turn green when cooked. Not available in NV, UT, WA. For each offer ordered, you get 10 plants. RESTRICTED STATES, AE, AK, GU, HI, PR
Shipping: View Shipping Schedule
Purple Passion Asparagus Ships In The Spring
Unable to ship to: AE AK GU HI PR
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Customer Reviews
Overall Rating:
Write an online review and share your thoughts with other customers
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Lowest Rating - Monday, May 09, 2011
Rawlicious
Reviewed By:
Donna (Kansas, IL)
My sister-in-law has planted this in their garden and it is delicious. Large stems are not tough, my kids love to grab one right out of the garden and eat it raw. Fantastic flavor and texture. We will be planting our own soon!
- Saturday, November 15, 2008
Fastastic flavor
Reviewed By:
Sheila Lankford (Sacramento, CA)
This asparagus is so sweet and delicious, and the color is beautiful in the garden.
- Sunday, January 13, 2008
Purple Fantastic!
Reviewed By:
Rick Powers (Delta, PA)
I feel the purple is the best. They are so sweet, I eat them raw right out of the garden. I referred to Gurney's planting guide and had a 90% success rate. I had great yields the third year. Do yourself a favor and try the purple passion.
Read More Reviews
