Pacific Purple' Asparagus Plant | 3L Pot

Name: Pacific Purple' Asparagus Plant | 3L Pot
Brand: Winters Hill
SKU: shopify_GB_15178821730683_55626627187067
Price: 16.99 GBP
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Enjoy thick, flavorful purple spears that turn exceptionally sweet when cooked.
A consistently dependable variety, producing a high yield of delicious spears.
Plant once and enjoy harvests for many years from these robust, long-lasting plants.
Perfect for a sunny spot in your vegetable plot, border, or even a large container.
Versatile in the kitchen - ideal for grilling, barbecuing, baking, and frying.
Attractive, fern-like summer foliage adds ornamental value and attracts pollinators.

Species: Asparagus
Harvesting: May, June
Planting: March, April
Position: Full sun
Spread: Approx. 60cm
Habit: Columnar upright, with tall ferny foliage in summer
Hardiness: Hardy (H4). May require some protection from very late frosts as this can damage early emerging new shoots.
Soil: Moist, well-draining soil. Add plenty of well-rotted manure or compost when planting and avoid any site that gets waterlogged in winter.
Pruning: After harvesting, allow the ferny foliage to grow over summer. Cut it down to the ground in autumn.
Taste: Sweet and tender
Pollination: Self-fertile

Plant in a sunny position in moist, well-draining soil. Avoid sites that get waterlogged in winter.
Improve the soil by adding plenty of well-rotted manure or compost when planting.
Protect young shoots from late frosts in spring.
Plants are generally trouble-free, but can be affected by slugs, snails, and asparagus beetles, which can be picked off by hand.
After harvesting, allow the plant to develop its tall, ferny foliage over the summer. In autumn, cut the foliage down to ground level. New spears will emerge the following spring.

Product Specifications

Supplied as: 20-30cm Plant in 3L Pot

Highlights

Enjoy thick, flavorful purple spears that turn exceptionally sweet when cooked.
A consistently dependable variety, producing a high yield of delicious spears.
Plant once and enjoy harvests for many years from these robust, long-lasting plants.
Perfect for a sunny spot in your vegetable plot, border, or even a large container.
Versatile in the kitchen - ideal for grilling, barbecuing, baking, and frying.
Attractive, fern-like summer foliage adds ornamental value and attracts pollinators.

Variety Specifications

Species: Asparagus
Harvesting: May, June
Planting: March, April
Position: Full sun
Spread: Approx. 60cm
Habit: Columnar upright, with tall ferny foliage in summer
Hardiness: Hardy (H4). May require some protection from very late frosts as this can damage early emerging new shoots.
Soil: Moist, well-draining soil. Add plenty of well-rotted manure or compost when planting and avoid any site that gets waterlogged in winter.
Pruning: After harvesting, allow the ferny foliage to grow over summer. Cut it down to the ground in autumn.
Taste: Sweet and tender
Pollination: Self-fertile

Planting & Care

Plant in a sunny position in moist, well-draining soil. Avoid sites that get waterlogged in winter.
Improve the soil by adding plenty of well-rotted manure or compost when planting.
Protect young shoots from late frosts in spring.
Plants are generally trouble-free, but can be affected by slugs, snails, and asparagus beetles, which can be picked off by hand.
After harvesting, allow the plant to develop its tall, ferny foliage over the summer. In autumn, cut the foliage down to ground level. New spears will emerge the following spring.

Product Specifications