Well-Adapted, Productive Variety

Spartacus Hybrid Asparagus Plant

Well-Adapted, Productive Variety

All-male hybrid
Attractive, purple-tinged tips
High yields

As you'd expect with a name like Spartacus, this robust variety consistently delivers long (9+ in.), straight spears of medium thickness. Crowned with purple-tinged tips of outstanding quality, it's a tremendous alternative to the old Jersey lines, producing a higher yield and improved genetics. 100% male hybrid is well adapted to cold winters and warm summers—and won't go seedy, despite its size. PP30712. This variety is protected under U.S. Patent No. US15/732,433.

Estimated Shipping Date:

Plants will be shipped at the proper planting time for your area of the country using the shipping timeframes outlined below. We continually monitor weather conditions for extreme hot or cold and adjust shipping schedules as needed. Due to hot weather conditions, we are unable to ship most plant items in July and August.

2023 Fall Shipping Schedule
ZONE	Vegetable Plants & Starts
3A-4B	9/11/23 - 10/27/23
5A & 5B	9/11/23 - 10/27/23
6A & 6B	9/25/23 - 10/27/23
7A & 7B	9/25/23 - 10/27/23
8A & 8B	9/25/23 - 10/27/23
9A-10B	9/25/23 - 10/27/23
Last Order Date	All Grow Zones: Oct 23, 2023

Additional Shipping Notes:

The type of product you order or the weather in our area to yours may affect the anticipated shipping schedule, shifting earlier or later, depending.

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Product Details

Botanical Name: Asparagus officinalis 'Spartacus' USPP30712P3
Height: 3-4 feet
Spacing: 12-18 inches apart
Depth:Plant at the same depth it is in the plug. These plants can be planted with a trowel.
Spread:18-20 inches
Light Required:Full Sun
Yield: High yields. The bareroot crowns and plants are one-year old plants. Limit harvest the second year. It will take 3 years for the plants to be strong enough to be fully harvestable.
Color: Green
Size: 3-Pack Potted
Fruit: Straight, green spears have purple-tinged tips, with uniform medium thickness. 100% male (will not get 'seedy').
Zone: 3-8

Form: Vegetable, Asparagus
Growth Rate: Moderate growth rate.
Pruning: Cut the ferns down to ground level in the fall once they have turned brown, or in early Spring before new growth appears.
Foliage: Graceful, feathery green foliage.