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Asparagus ‘Pacific Purple’ is a standout variety prized for its vibrant deep-purple spears, exceptionally sweet flavour, and melt-in-the-mouth tenderness. This premium asparagus performs brilliantly in UK gardens, producing abundant early harvests with spears that stay tender even when they reach full thickness.
The attractive purple colour turns green when cooked, but its raw eating quality is exceptional — crisp, nutty, and far sweeter than standard green varieties, making it perfect for salads, stir-fries, and quick pan-searing.
A long-lived perennial, Pacific Purple establishes reliable crowns that return year after year, delivering generous yields once mature. Plants thrive in sunny, well-drained soil and reward patient growers with an annual crop that improves over time. Ideal for kitchen gardeners, allotment growers, and anyone seeking a gourmet, high-performance asparagus variety with both beauty and flavour.
Whether you're planting a new asparagus bed or adding to an established patch, Asparagus ‘Pacific Purple’ is a top-choice variety for colour, productivity, and culinary excellence.
 
When to Sow: Feb - Apr
 
HOW TO SOW ASPARAGUS :
Soak seeds in warm water for 2 hours to aid germination. Sow on to damp compost and cover with 1cm of soil. Ideal temp 20°C.Transplant into individual pots once large enough to handle and grow on under glass for some protection until the following year.
Plant out the following spring into trenches with plenty of organic matter. Roots should be spread across the trench and watered in well with a good layer of mulch over the top.
 
  • Classification: Hardy Perennial
  • Group: Fruiting & Shooting Vegetables
  • Germination Time: 2-8 weeks
 
  • Harvest Time: Apr- May
  • Site: Full Sun/ Partial Sun
  • Soil Type: Will grow in most soils
  • Soil Acidity: Neutral/ Alkaline
  • Moisture: Well drained
  • Care: Keep plants well-watered in dry spells and mulch annually to retain moisture. Asparagus produces both male and female plants — females may form red berries later in the season, which can be removed to prevent self-seeding, but all plants remain productive.
 
  • Use: Edible, Cut Foliage
  • Harvest: Do not cut spears for the first 3 years.
  • Days to Maturity: 3rd Year
 
  • Feed: Manure
  • Height:150cm
  • Plant Spacing: 45cm

Asparagus Pacific Purple

£4.55Price
Quantity

  • 8 Seeds per packet Approx.

    Please note that the majority of our seeds are packed by volume so the number of seeds indicated is an approximation.

    We make every effort to provide British seeds where possible, but in some cases our British Growers are unable to grow in sufficient quantities to meet our demand or the seeds are subject to Plant breeders' rights which means it is only possible for us to buy these seeds from certain non UK sources.  

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