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'Purple Passion' Asparagus
 
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Description: Hybrid. Sweet, purple spears turn green when cooked.
Days To Maturity: NA
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Rating Summary
 
Overall: (4.3 Stars)Overall
Taste: (4.9 Stars)Taste
Yield: (3.7 Stars)Yield
Ease/Reliability: (3.6 Stars)Ease/Reliability
 
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Reviewed on 05/15/2011 by pointydog - An experienced gardener

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Orange, New York, United States
Frost Free Season: 163 - 183 days
Soil Texture: Clay
Garden Size: Medium - 400 square feet to 1,600 square feet
Sun Exposure: More than 8 hours per day

Reliable producer of tasty spears. Smaller than Barr\'s Mammoth or Mary Washington, but seems hardier than both in zone 6 and also produces despite adverse conditions (like competition from weeds and a spot with less than perfect soil and sun.
 

Reviewed on 01/10/2011 by Labgirl - An experienced gardener

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Baldwin, Alabama, United States
Frost Free Season: More than 203 days
Soil Texture: Sand
Garden Size: Large - More than 1,600 square feet (40' x 40')
Sun Exposure: More than 8 hours per day

Despite information that asparagus doesn't do well on the gulf coast, this variety is doing well enough.
 

Reviewed on 12/09/2007 by girlgonegardening - An intermediate gardener

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Porter, Indiana, United States
Frost Free Season: 123 - 143 days
Soil Texture: Clay
Garden Size: Medium - 400 square feet to 1,600 square feet
Sun Exposure: 6 to 8 hours per day

When I grew this I was still living in zone 9. I grew this from seed and it took off like weeds! The flavor was sweet and tender but the yield was low.
 

Reviewed on 02/02/2007 by Eyestone - An experienced gardener

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Riley, Kansas, United States
Frost Free Season: 163 - 183 days
Soil Texture: Loam
Garden Size: Medium - 400 square feet to 1,600 square feet
Sun Exposure: More than 8 hours per day

Novelty variety. Some years it doesn't emerge but appears the following. Not very productive.
 

Reviewed on 04/26/2005 by LillieRe - An experienced gardener

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New Jersey, United States
Frost Free Season: 123 - 143 days
Soil Texture: Clay
Garden Size: Small - Less than 400 square feet (20' x 20')
Sun Exposure: 6 to 8 hours per day

I am amazed at the sweet crispness and tenderness of the thick stalks. Wonderful as a raw vegetable to dip in various creamy dips. Nothing comes close to this variety in taste and tenderness.
 

Reviewed on 01/21/2005 by Patrick Conner - An experienced gardener

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Georgia, United States
Frost Free Season: 183 - 203 days
Soil Texture: Loam
Garden Size: Medium - 400 square feet to 1,600 square feet
Sun Exposure: More than 8 hours per day

Has done well for me in south Georgia. Thicker spears than than the green types. Tends not to get hard as quick as the other types.
 
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Reviewed on 10/01/2004 by Nancy Ross - An experienced gardener

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Westchester, New York, United States
Frost Free Season: 143 - 163 days
Soil Texture: Loam
Garden Size: Large - More than 1,600 square feet (40' x 40')
Sun Exposure: More than 8 hours per day

Although several cultivars of asparagus do well in my garden, Purple Passion has surpassed them all. The spears are larger and sweeter than any of the green varieties.
 




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