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Guelph Millenium
Asparagus
Overall Rating:
(5.0 Stars) Overall Average 5
1 Review
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  Male hybrid. Rust tolerant.
Viking KB3
Asparagus
Overall Rating:
(5.0 Stars) Overall Average 5
1 Review
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  Open pollinated. Hardy in sub zero and hot desert areas. Lower winterkill. Fusarium and rust tolerant.
Mary Washington
Asparagus
Overall Rating:
(5.0 Stars) Overall Average 5
1 Review
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  Plants produce thick, straight, dark green stalkes and tinged with purple at the tightly folded tips. Resistant to asparagus rust.
Jersey Knight
Asparagus
Overall Rating:
(4.6 Stars) Overall Average 4.6
5 Reviews
Days to Maturity:
NA
  Another of the Jersy series from Rutgers University. Does well in heavy soils.
Jersey Giant
Asparagus
Overall Rating:
(4.5 Stars) Overall Average 4.5
4 Reviews
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  Hybrid. 7 to 10 days earlier than some varieties. Jersey series plants are all male. Tolerant of fusarium crown rot, rust in colder climates.
Purple Passion
Asparagus
Overall Rating:
(4.3 Stars) Overall Average 4.285714285714286
7 Reviews
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NA
  Hybrid. Sweet, purple spears turn green when cooked.
Martha Washington
Asparagus
Overall Rating:
(4.0 Stars) Overall Average 4
3 Reviews
Days to Maturity:
NA
  High Yields. Resistant to some types of asparagus rust.
Jersey King
Asparagus
Overall Rating:
(3.5 Stars) Overall Average 3.5
2 Reviews
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  Hybrid. Productive, long-lasting, large green spears with purple bracts. Jersey series plants are all male. High tolerance of fusarium and rust diseases.
UC 157
Asparagus
Overall Rating:
(3.0 Stars) Overall Average 3
1 Review
Days to Maturity:
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  Flavorful, prolific and rust-resistant. 70 percent male plants when grown from seed. Hardy to Zone 6.
Jersey Supreme
Asparagus
Overall Rating:
(3.0 Stars) Overall Average 3
1 Review
Days to Maturity:
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  All-male hybrid emerges about 7 to 10 days earlier than other varieties. Cold tolerant and rust resistant.
Precoce d’Argenteuil
Asparagus
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  Early Italian heirloom. Plants produce large, light-green spears with purplish scales.
Larac
Asparagus
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  Widely adapted French hybrid hardy to Zone 6 noted for early-season.
Asperges D'Argenteuil
Asparagus
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  Light green spears with white stalks. Can be blanched white with rose or purple tips. Only available as seeds in North America. Also known as 'Precoce d Argenteuil'.
 
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