Buying Asparagus Plants and Seeds
Buying asparagus plants or seeds is an investment you need to make carefully. The resulting asparagus bed will be with you for a long time so be sure you are buying based on quality rather than price. Make sure you distinguish between hybrid and non hybrid varieties.
We've been reviewing the market to see what is out there and save you some leg-work. If you have a local grower or nursery that sell good quality plants that you can take a look at before you buy then all well and good, but if you don't have anything local then hopefully this review will be a starting point.
Be sure to read about asparagus plants generally and the different varieties and there pros and cons before you make your purchase.
if you know of a good supplier that we should be listing here please contact us, we can't know about suppliers all over the world although we are learning!!.
Buying Asparagus Plants in the USA / Canada
Supplier |
VarietiesMary Washington Improved Jeresy Knight Hybrid Jersey Supreme Purple Passion Jersey Giant Asparabest |
No.10 crowns 1yr 10 crowns 2yr 10 crowns giant grade 10 crowns |
Cost$14.99 $24.99 $34.99 $19.99 |
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Jersey Giant Jersey Knight Viking KB-3 Mary Washington Jeresy Supreme |
25 crowns |
$24.95 | |
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2 & 3 yr old crowns |
Jersey Supreme Jersey Giant Jersey Knight |
25 crowns for $75 | |
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Minimum order 25 crowns |
Millenium Sweet Purple Mary Washington |
All $1 per crown minimum 25 crowns | |
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Jersey Knight UC157 F1 UC157 F2 |
16 Seeds 21 Seeds 54 Seeds |
$5.99 $4.99 $2.99 | |
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IP077 Argentuil VG102 Mary Washington |
80 Seeds 50 Seeds |
$2.75 $2.25 |
Buying Asparagus Plants in the UK
Supplier |
Variety |
No. |
Price |
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Ariane F1 Pacific 2000 Mondeo Pacific Purple Guelph Millennium Gijnlim Stewarts Purple Gijnlim Darlise Dariana F1 Ariane |
10 seeds 10 crowns 1 potted plant 12 Plug Plants |
£2.19 £17.99 £11.99 £9.99 | |
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crowns are 1 year old |
Ariane Backlim Gijnlim Millenium Pacific Purple Pacific 2000 |
10 crowns 10 crowns 10 crowns 10 crowns 10 crowns 10 crowns |
£14.95 £14.95 £14.95 £14.95 £14.95 £14.95 |
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F1 Ariane Mondeo Purple Pacific Pacific 2000 Guleph Millennium Gijnlim Stewarts Purple Gijnlim Darlise F1 Ariane |
10 seeds 10 crowns 10 crowns 10 crowns 10 crowns 10 crowns 1 potted plant 1 potted plant 1 potted plant 12 Plug Plants |
£2.99 £17.99 £17.99 £17.99 £17.99 £17.99 £11.99 £11.99 £11.99 £9.99 | |
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Atlas Conovers Colossal Backlim Pacific Purple Millennium Gijnlim Ariane |
12 Seeds 120 Seeds 10 crowns 10 crowns 10 crowns 10 crowns 10 crowns |
£3.99 £1.99 £14.95 £14.95 £14.95 £12.95 £14.95 | |
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Premier Seeds Direct via Amazon! |
Mary Washington |
200 seeds |
£1.49 |
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Has autumn planting Guelph Millenium & Mondeo although despatch from 9th February 2015 seems a little odd!!! |
Ariane Pacific 2000 Pacific Purple |
10 crowns 10 crowns 10 crowns |
£10.95 £10.95 £10.95 |
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SeeKay Horticultural Supplies Free P&P |
Connover's Colossal Mary Washington |
50 seeds 60 seeds |
£0.99 £0.99 |
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Just Seed Also sells bulk seeds |
Connover's Colossal Jersey Knight F1 Mary Washington |
175 seeds 10 seeds 175 seeds |
£0.89 £1.75 £0.89 |
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Thompson & Morgan |
Connover's Colossal Pacific 2000 Mondeo Guelph Millenium Pacific Challenger Ariane Pacific Purple Amaro Montina |
10 crowns 10 crowns 10 crowns 10 crowns 10 crowns 10 crowns 10 crowns 10 crowns |
£17.99 £17.99 £17.99 £17.99 £17.99 £17.99 £17.99 £19.99 |
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Backlim Connovers Colossal Gijnlim Purple Pacific Theilim |
10 Seeds 70 Seeds 10 Seeds 10 Seeds 10 Seeds |
£3.65 £1.20 £3.65 £3.65 £3.65 | |
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Mondeo Pacific 2000 Stewarts Purple |
10 crowns |
£14.95 | |
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Ginjlim Guelph Millenium |
Per crown (Minimum 10) |
£1.45 |
Buying Asparagus Plants in New Zealand
Supplier |
Variety |
No. |
Price |
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Kings Seeds |
Mary Washington Sweet Purple 157 F1 (out of stock) Jeresy Knight F1 |
100 seeds 40 seeds 70 seeds 50 seeds |
$4.75 $4.75 $4.75 $4.75 |
Gus enjoying Asparagus Season
The easiest way to cook Asparagus!
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Take look at some of our Interesting and Popular Pages
Grilled Asparagus
Asparagus Festivals |
Basics of how to cook fresh asparagusstart by looking at How to Cook Asparagus first for some background information on a range of cooking methods. |
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