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Jersey Giant Asparagus Overall Rating: (4.7 Stars):
3 Ratings
Days to Maturity: NA-NA
Description: 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: (4.4 Stars):
5 Ratings
Days to Maturity: NA-NA
Description: Hybrid. Sweet, purple spears turn green when cooked.

Jersey Knight Asparagus Overall Rating: (4.3 Stars):
3 Ratings
Days to Maturity: NA-NA
Description: Another of the Jersy series from Rutgers University. Does well in heavy soils.

Martha Washington Asparagus Overall Rating: (4.0 Stars):
3 Ratings
Days to Maturity: NA-NA
Description: High Yields. Resistant to some types of asparagus rust.

Jersey King Asparagus Overall Rating: (3.5 Stars):
2 Ratings
Days to Maturity: NA-NA
Description: 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):
1 Rating
Days to Maturity: NA-NA
Description: Flavorful, prolific and rust-resistant. 70 percent male plants when grown from seed. Hardy to Zone 6.

Guelph Millenium Asparagus Overall Rating: Not Yet Rated Days to Maturity: NA-NA
Description: Male hybrid. Rust tolerant.

Viking KB3 Asparagus Overall Rating: Not Yet Rated Days to Maturity: NA-NA
Description: Open pollinated. Hardy in sub zero and hot desert areas. Lower winterkill. Fusarium and rust tolerant.

Mary Washington Asparagus Overall Rating: Not Yet Rated Days to Maturity: NA-NA
Description: Plants produce thick, straight, dark green stalkes and tinged with purple at the tightly folded tips. Resistant to asparagus rust.

Precoce d’Argenteuil Asparagus Overall Rating: Not Yet Rated Days to Maturity: NA-NA
Description: Early Italian heirloom. Plants produce large, light-green spears with purplish scales.

Jersey Supreme Asparagus Overall Rating: Not Yet Rated Days to Maturity: NA-NA
Description: All-male hybrid emerges about 7 to 10 days earlier than other varieties. Cold tolerant and rust resistant.

Larac Asparagus Overall Rating: Not Yet Rated Days to Maturity: NA-NA
Description: Widely adapted French hybrid hardy to Zone 6 noted for early-season.

Asperges D'Argenteuil Asparagus Overall Rating: Not Yet Rated Days to Maturity: NA-NA
Description: 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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