Schoberioides Asparagus (Asparagus schoberioides)

Family: Asparagaceae | Edibility: Edible (2/5)

Asparagus schoberioides is a PERENNIAL growing to 1 m (3ft 3in). It is in flower from May to June, and the seeds ripen from August to September. The species is dioecious (individual flowers are either male or female, but only one sex is to be found on any one plant so both male and female plants must be grown if seed is required). and is pollinated by Bees. The plant is not self-fertile.

Edible Parts & Harvest Seasons

Edible Parts: Shoots

Harvest Seasons: Early Summer, Spring

Flavor & Culinary Uses

Young shoots - cooked. — Young shoots - cooked.

Habitat & North American Range

Forests and grassy slopes at elevations of 400 - 2300 metres in China. (Zone 4, Zone 5, Zone 6, Zone 7, Zone 8)