Connover asparagus
Asparagus officinalis 'Connover'
RHS AGM 1993
USDA zones3 to 10
SunNeeds full sun (6+ hours)
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Habit
- Erect
- Bloom season
- Summer
- Soil types
- Sand
Garden uses
Notes
'Connover' asparagus (Asparagus officinalis 'Connover') is a vegetable for the food garden and the border. It is hardy to USDA zone 3, or down to -40°F (-40°C). This plant likes full sun and average to moist, sandy soil. It grows upright at a moderate pace. The plant tolerates salt, and it blooms from early to late summer.
Pairs well with Sugar Snap pea, Ground cherry, and Carlton daffodil.