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🌿🥬 Asparagus 'Mary Washington' (Asparagus officinalis) – 2g Seeds (~80–100 seeds)

🌿🥬 Asparagus 'Mary Washington' (Asparagus officinalis) – 2g Seeds (~80–100 seeds)

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Start your own long-lasting asparagus bed with Mary Washington, a time-tested heirloom variety of Asparagus officinalis known for its vigorous growth, tender spears, and exceptional flavor. This perennial vegetable offers harvests year after year and is a reliable favorite for home gardeners.


🌱 Plant Information:

  • Latin Name: Asparagus officinalis

  • Common Name: Mary Washington Asparagus

  • Plant Type: Perennial vegetable

  • Growth Habit: Upright spears maturing into fern-like foliage

  • Spear Color: Green with purplish tips

  • Harvest Period: Spring (after 2–3 years of establishment)

  • Seed Quantity (Approx.): 80–100 seeds per 2g


🌿 Uses & Benefits:

  • Classic choice for fresh, steamed, grilled, or roasted asparagus

  • Produces for up to 20 years once established

  • High in fiber, folate, and vitamins A, C, E, and K

  • Strong disease resistance, especially to rust

  • Suitable for garden beds, raised beds, or perennial borders


🌞 Environmental Preferences:

  • Prefers full sun and deep, well-drained soil

  • Thrives in slightly sandy, fertile ground with good drainage

  • Cold-hardy and suited for temperate climates

  • Mulching and weed control support healthy long-term growth

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