Asparagus albus - White asparagus

White asparagus (Asparagus albus) is a spiny, scrambling evergreen perennial of hedges and scrub across the western and central Mediterranean, from Europe to North Africa. Its young shoots are cooked and eaten, though they’re considered a poor substitute for cultivated asparagus.¹

Inputs

• Hardiness zone 7¹
• Hardiness zone 8¹
• Hardiness zone 9¹
• Hardiness zone 10¹
• Full sun¹
• Semi-shade¹
• Well drained soil¹
• Moist soil¹

Outputs

• Human food¹

Type

• Perennial
• Evergreen²

Functions

• Attracting bees¹

Footnotes

1. Asparagus albus | Plants for a Future ↩ ↩² ↩³ ↩⁴ ↩⁵ ↩⁶ ↩⁷ ↩⁸ ↩⁹ ↩¹⁰ ↩¹¹

2. Asparagus albus | Useful Temperate Plants ↩