Asparagus
Asparagus officinalis
Fruits/Vegetables
Asparagus can be planted for its edible young stems (delicious when roasted with some olive oil, salt, pepper, and a sprinkling of Parmesan) or for its very finely-textured foliage, which adds a fascinating depth of background to mixed plantings.
(Detailed plant information can be found at the bottom of the page.)
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Asparagus officinalis Plant Information
Classification | |
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Scientific Name: | Asparagus officinalis |
Common Name: | asparagus |
Family: | Liliaceae |
Suggested Uses: | perennials, beds & borders, herbs |
Characteristics | |
Plant Form: | upright |
Height: | 3 - 6 feet |
Spread: | 3 - 6 feet |
Foliage: | linear, finely-textured, medium green foliage |
Flower: | yellow, umbrella-shaped umbels |
Environment | |
Sun: | full sun |
USDA Zone: | zones 4 - 9 |
Additional Notes: | early, unbranched stems are edible, commercially available asparagus finely textured foliage interesting for arrangements or mixed planting beds |
TTU Plant Resources
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