Product Description
Asparagus Precoce D’Argentuil. Argenteuil is a traditional gourmet French Heirloom Asparagus variety developed from an 18th century asparagus variety known as Purple Dutch at Argenteuil. This variety is the traditional French asparagus used to create the popular “white asparagus” in France through means of blanching the plants. When un-blanched, this asparagus variety produces attractive, thick, rose-purple with an excellent flavor and tender tips. Earlier and hardier than most asparagus varieties seeds should ideally be sown from mid March to the end of June.