Asphodeline lutea - King's spear

King’s spear (Asphodeline lutea) is a perennial herb of dry grassland and rocky, often limestone, ground across Mediterranean southern and eastern Europe, North Africa, and east to the Caucasus. Its root was roasted and eaten like a potato by the ancient Greeks, and its young shoots and sweetly scented flowers are also eaten.¹

Inputs

• Hardiness zone 6¹
• Hardiness zone 7¹
• Hardiness zone 8¹
• Hardiness zone 9¹
• Full sun¹
• Semi-shade¹
• Well drained soil¹
• Moist soil¹

Outputs

• Human food¹

Type

• Herb
• Perennial

Footnotes

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