Purple Passion Asparagus Plant
Description
The Purple Passion Asparagus will bring color to your garden!
This perennial vegetable is sweet and mild, with 20% more natural sugar. Purple or burgundy asparagus has sweeter stalks than green asparagus! These vitamin-rich spears are so tender, you can eat them right out of your garden.
You’ll love the unique, nutty flavor. The stalks of purple asparagus turn green when cooked. Purple Passion Asparagus is cold hardy and heat-tolerant.
Harvest asparagus plants from early April through mid-May.
Each order comes with a pack of 10 bare-root asparagus starts (mostly male).
Characteristics
| Bloom Color | Yellow |
| Fruit Color | Purple |
| Fruit Size | Medium |
| Hardiness Zone Range | 3 - 10 |
| Pollination | Not Required |
| Ripens/Harvest | Early April To Mid May |
| Shade/Sun | Full Sun |
| Soil Composition | Loamy |
| Soil Moisture | Well Drained |
| Soil pH Level | 6.5 - 7.0 |
| Taste | Nutty, Sweet |
| Texture | Firm Smooth |
| Years to Bear | 3 |
Zone Compatibility
This Variety's Zone Range
3 - 10
My Hardiness Zone
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The USDA hardiness zones offer a guide to varieties that will grow well in certain climates. Each zone corresponds to the minimum winter temperatures experienced in a given area. Make sure that your hardiness zone lies within the zone compatibility range of this variety before ordering.
Pollination
Pollination is not required for this variety.
This variety does not require pollination to produce a harvestable crop.
Tools & Supplies
Planting & Care
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Customer Reviews
322 Ratings
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Rated 5 out of 5
Aug 7, 2025
this is growing amazingly I had only one root not come up so I recommend these to be added to your garden
Rated 5 out of 5
Aug 7, 2025
healthy
arrived small, but in a perfect condition and it is growing well
Rated 5 out of 5
Aug 7, 2025
Growing very well, would recommend to anyone else wanting to purchase
Rated 5 out of 5
Aug 7, 2025
Purple passion asparagus
Planted the day received, came up great, looking good. Recommended
Rated 5 out of 5
Aug 5, 2025
Purple Passion Asparagus Plant
I was delighted that every crown came up. Would definitely recommend! Can't wait for next spring!
Rated 5 out of 5
Aug 5, 2025
Super sweet, juicy, delicious asparagus!
Well worth the wait to harvest. Purple Passion Asparagus is incredibly flavorful, eager to grow, and just plain wonderful to eat. So nutritious! The kids absolutely love it, too, so I now have multiple beds, purchased over the past few years to try to keep up with our eager eaters. The only downside is that we can't harvest it all year round, but such is the nature of life. We enjoy it tremendously during the harvest season, and happily watch the fronds grow taller than us when that season ends, as we await next spring. Earlier plantings failed, but Stark Bros was wonderful about replacing them, and that's one of many reasons we keep coming back. Stark Bros rocks, and the Purple Passion Asparagus is the best!
Rated 5 out of 5
Aug 5, 2025
great looking plants
Shipped fast, Soaked in bucket of water before planting. They all grew and look great.
Rated 5 out of 5
Aug 3, 2025
Fantastic
All came up doing fantastic will have a good harvest next year
Rated 5 out of 5
Jul 26, 2025
Good growth in hot weather
The roots arrived 6 weeks late, but in good shape. Despite the weather having warmed up a lot, the 12 roots I planted all came up strong and continue to do well two months later.
Rated 5 out of 5
Jul 3, 2025
All 100 bear root asparagus grew.
Beautiful site to see. Looking forward to future harvest.
Beautiful site to see. Looking forward to future harvest.
Like the colour and wanted to increase the yield.
Cute color
I have some purple in my garden and they are large and delicious.
Wanted to give it a try