Verticillatus Asparagus (Asparagus verticillatus)

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

Asparagus verticillatus is a PERENNIAL growing to 4 m (13ft 1in). See above for USDA hardiness. It is hardy to UK zone 6 and is not frost tender. 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

Woody margins, scrub, stony places and shores. (Zone 5, Zone 6, Zone 7, Zone 8, Zone 9)