Asparagus 'Precocce d'Argenteuil' - Kahikatea Farm Certified Organic Nursery and Permaculture Farm

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Originating from Europe, North Africa and West Asia, asparagus has been cultivated for over 2,000 years as a vegetable and medicinal herb. A herbaceous perennial (winter dormant), the first shoots of asparagus in spring are one of the most anticipated events in the vegetable growing calendar! ‘Precocce d’Argenteuil’ translates as Argenteuil (a French placename) Early, and this is both an early producing, and an early season variety. A French heirloom cultivar, dating from around 1885, it was bred from the Giant Dutch Purple variety of asparagus. It has rose-green stems and an attractive, rosy pink tip (note that the colour will be lost on cooking). The spears are tender with a sweet, mild, nutty and delicate flavour. Very popular variety in Europe, this is the one most...