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The varieties of Asparagus Want to know more?

We distinguish some varieties of asparagus (http://www.zipmec.eu/redireziona-link.php? Asparagus - history, production, trade

option=com_ricerca&view=mot&sr=x&p=438&lang=en) traded on the world fruit and vegetable (/en/asparagus-history-production-trade-
market, all belonging to the species Asparagus officinalis: they differ mainly in appearance, taste and type guide-vegetable.html)
of cultivation; the chemical composition of these different varieties of asparagus
(http://www.zipmec.eu/redireziona-link.php? The history of Asparagus (/en/the-history-of-
option=com_ricerca&view=mot&sr=x&p=438&lang=en), however, is roughly the same. asparagus.html)
Among the varieties for the production and trading of asparagus can be listed:
The plant of Asparagus (/en/the-plant-of-
asparagus.html)
ASPARAGUS WITH A PINK TIP FROM MEZZAGO (ITALY) (http://www.zipmec.eu): it is a
"De.C.O." (Denominazione Comunale di Origine- Municipal denomination of origin) variety of The production of Asparagus (/en/the-
asparagus (http://www.zipmec.eu/redireziona-link.php? production-of-asparagus.html)
option=com_ricerca&view=mot&sr=x&p=438&lang=en) , which acquires its characteristic
taste just growing in the agricultural area of Mezzago (town in the province of Monza - Brianza in Trade, import and export of Asparagus
Lombardy - Italy). It is divided, according to the diameter of the shoots, in three categories: extra, (/en/trade-import-and-export-of-
first, second. This variety of asparagus (http://www.zipmec.eu/redireziona-link.php? asparagus.html)
option=com_ricerca&view=mot&sr=x&p=438&lang=en) is harvested by hand in April-May,
Organic Asparagus (/en/organic-
when the tip leaves the ground and turns pink in the sun. Its refined, intense and gently pleasing
asparagus.html)
taste makes it suitable for tasty recipes.
WHITE ASPARAGUS: very well known and expensive variety of asparagus Producers and farms of Asparagus
(http://www.zipmec.eu/redireziona-link.php? (/en/producers-and-farms-of-asparagus.html)
option=com_ricerca&view=mot&sr=x&p=438&lang=en), whose special feature is that the
shoots have no colour. This characteristic comes from the particular method of cultivation and
processing of the plant of asparagus (http://www.zipmec.eu/redireziona-link.php?
option=com_ricerca&view=mot&sr=x&p=603&lang=en), harvested when it still lies under the mound
of earth with which farmers covered the asparagus at the beginning of spring, leaving them in a state
of absence of light. In this way the photosynthesis of the plant of asparagus
(http://www.zipmec.eu/redireziona-link.php?option=com_ricerca&view=mot&sr=x&p=603&lang=en)
is blocked, and, for this reason, the shoots appear white instead of green. This technique allows the
white asparaus to maintain the delicate flavour that sets it apart from the other varieties.

Among the species of white asparagus on the fruit and vegetable market, the most important are:

WHITE ASPARAGUS OF CIMADOLMO P.G.I.: it is an Italian fruit and vegetable product with the
Protected Geographical Indication. It is a typical product, known since the beginning of the first
 century, for its diuretic and food qualities. There is trace of the asparagus of Cimadolmo (Treviso,
Italy) in the seventeenth-century text "Cento e dieci ricordi che formano il buon fattor di villa" (A
hundred and ten memories that make the good steward of the house).
ASPARAGUS OF BASSANO DEL GRAPPA P.G.I.: Variety of white asparagus cultivated in Italy in
the municipalities of Bassano del Grappa (Vicenza) and in the neighboring towns. This variety of
white asparagus has its own regulation that indicates its main features, such as the mean diameter,
which must ba a minimum of 10 mm, with a length within the minimum of 18 and maximum values of
18 and 22 cm. These white asparagus are traded in homogeneous bundles of weight varying from 1 to
1.5 kg. It is also allowed the presence of transverse cracks in some of the shoots, element of value
and identification of the Bassano product, because of its fragility. Asparagus from Bassano del Grappa
(Vicenza) have a distinctive bitter-sweet taste, which makes them very special. They are harvested by
hand, cutting the base with a special knife, then they are cooled in water and sold in bunches tied
together manually with a willow sucker, called "astroppa".
WHITE ASPARAGUS OF BADOERE: Italian variety of white asparagus typical of Veneto, grown
in an area between the rivers Sile and Dese (provinces of Treviso, Padova and Venice - Italy). This
variety of asparagus (http://www.zipmec.eu/redireziona-link.php?
option=com_ricerca&view=mot&sr=x&p=438&lang=en) has also been awarded with the P.G.I.
recognition by the European Union in 2010. Of this type of asparagus there are two varieties: the
"white" (varieties "Dariana", "Thielim", "Zeno", "Valim" and "Grolim") and the "green" (varieties
"Eros", "Thielim", "Grolim", "Dariana" and "Avalim"). Shoots, well formed, straigth and never empty,
are characterized by a pinkish-white or green-intense colour and a sweet and aromatic flavour.
JUNON ASPARAGUS: Variety of white asparagus named after Juno, the goddess with the white
arms;
COLUMBIAN MAMMOTH WHITE ASPARAGUS:Variety of white asparagus very robust and
vigorous, with a high sprouting.
CONOVER COLOSSA ASPARAGUS:Old and succesful variety of white asparagus; It is a reliable
variety of asparagus adaptable to any climate. It is very fast at growing and of a fine quality.
ASPARAGUS OF NAVARRE: Variety of white asparagus of Spanish origin, which was awarded
with the Denomination of Origin;It is a variety of asparagus
(http://www.zipmec.eu/redireziona-link.php?
option=com_ricerca&view=mot&sr=x&p=438&lang=en) of an excellent quality, with fleshy
stems and a white colour (which indicates that they stayed under the ground and the total lack of
exposure to sunlight), a delicate texture, with little or no fibrous and a perfect balance between
delicacy and bitter in taste.

GREEN ASPARAGUS: Variety of asparagus (http://www.zipmec.eu/redireziona-link.php?

option=com_ricerca&view=mot&sr=x&p=438&lang=en) more traditional, regularly cultivated,
so that the shoots have the chance to grow and to take, thanks to the sunlight and the photosythesis,
the characteristic green hue that distinguishes all the plants exposed to the light of sun. The green
asparagus, compared to other varieties of asparagus (http://www.zipmec.eu/redireziona-
link.php?option=com_ricerca&view=mot&sr=x&p=438&lang=en) produced and traded, has a
more decisive and intense flavour.

Among the species of green asparagus on the market, the most important in the fruit and vegetable
sector are:
ASPARAGUS D'ARGENTEUIL: Californian hybrid variety of green asparagus (Royal Sluis). It is

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a early variety, suitable to the climate zones of central and southern Italy, also prone to aridity. This

segnahC EHS
variety of asparagus (http://www.zipmec.eu/redireziona-link.php?
option=com_ricerca&view=mot&sr=x&p=438&lang=en) has a good productivity per hectare,

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produces regular shoots with a light-green colour; this variety is also called "All green" or "all-to eat-
"; It is a variety produced primarily for the fresh market and for the industry.
MARY WASHINGTON ASPARAGUS: American variety of green asparagus which grows out of
the ground and has a more pronounced and sweet flavour.
ASPARAGUS DARBONNE SELECTION N.3: Italian variety of green asparagus, which can be

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grown also in white variety, modifying the harvesting method.
ASPARAGUS OF ALTEDO (ITALY): The asparagus of Altedo, typical from the areas of Bologna and
Ferrara (Emilia- Romagna, Italy), with its beautiful green colour, has recently obtained (2003) the
P.G.I. recognition.; it is a variety of asparagus (http://www.zipmec.eu/redireziona-link.php?

Climate
option=com_ricerca&view=mot&sr=x&p=438&lang=en) with well formed shoots a tight apex
sometimes slightly curved. These asparagus are delicated, tender and free from fibrous. The
harvesting starts in April and lasts until the 20th of June.
EROS ASPARAGUS: An Italian variety of asparagus that has a high productivity level and is
quite precocious. This variety of asparagus (http://www.zipmec.eu/redireziona-link.php?
option=com_ricerca&view=mot&sr=x&p=438&lang=en) is green with purple shades. It is a
precocious hybrid of Californian origins, very productive and tolerant to rust. Its shoots have a good
shape, large caliber, and a good anthocyanin coloration. It is recommentded for the production of
green asparagus for the fresh fruit and vegetable market, grown both in open field and through SHE Changes Climate
forced cultivation in tunnels.
ASPARAGUS ERCOLE Variety of asparagus (http://www.zipmec.eu/redireziona-link.php?
option=com_ricerca&view=mot&sr=x&p=438&lang=en) of Italian origins, that presents a high
productivity level and is quite precoucious. This variety of asparagus
(http://www.zipmec.eu/redireziona-link.php?
option=com_ricerca&view=mot&sr=x&p=438&lang=en) has a bright green colour and is large
in size, with bracts adherent to the tip and resistant to the pre-flowering; this variety is suitable for
the production of white asparagus and for the production of green asparagus
DARIANA ASPARAGUS: Variety of asparagus (http://www.zipmec.eu/redireziona-link.php?
option=com_ricerca&view=mot&sr=x&p=438&lang=en) of French origins, which is becoming a
hybrid of reference in the production of green asparagus. It is a medium precocious hybrid, with
excellent suitability for the productions of white and green asparagus and an excellent trading
performance.
MINERVA ASPARAGUS: Variety of asparagus (http://www.zipmec.eu/redireziona-link.php?
option=com_ricerca&view=mot&sr=x&p=438&lang=en) with bright green shoots, which is Open
named after the Goddess Minerva.
LARAC ASPARAGUS: Variety of asparagus (http://www.zipmec.eu/redireziona-link.php?
option=com_ricerca&view=mot&sr=x&p=438&lang=en) of French origins, with a good
production level and a good adaptability to the soil.
ASPARAGUS OF TIVOLI: Variety of asparagus of Italian origins;

PURPLE ASPARAGUS: Variety of asparagus (http://www.zipmec.eu/redireziona-link.php?

option=com_ricerca&view=mot&sr=x&p=438&lang=en) particularly valuable and less
productive than others, but unique in the world; the shoots are more thick and have a characteristic
deep purple colour that gradually fades down to the base, result of the first exposure of the shoots to
 the sun. The flavour of this variety of asparagus (http://www.zipmec.eu/redireziona- Crops Harvesting Calendar
link.php?option=com_ricerca&view=mot&sr=x&p=438&lang=en) is wonderful, tender and
buttery, non-fibrous, delicate: it usually has a more sweet taste and a less aggressive flavour.
Unfortunately, the low performance of the purple aasparagus, the late maturity, the complete manual
method of cultivation and the impossibility to rotate the asparagus with other cultivations, caused a
drastic reduction in acreage and the confinement of the purple asparagus mainly for local Italian
consumption.

There are very few species of purple asparagus grown in the world with fruitful results, among which there
are:

PURPLE ASPARAGUS OF ALBENGA, town in the province of Savona in Italy. It is a historical

Ligurian variety, in which the colour is determined by characteristics of the particular variety and not (/en/harvesting-seasons-for-crops.html)
by the cultivation method. It is a variety of asparagus (http://www.zipmec.eu/redireziona-
link.php?option=com_ricerca&view=mot&sr=x&p=438&lang=en) of medium-late maturity,
with low productivity per hectare; this variety of asparagus
(http://www.zipmec.eu/redireziona-link.php? Company search
option=com_ricerca&view=mot&sr=x&p=438&lang=en) produces purple shoots large sized,
good in length and with well-closed tips.
Currently, it is cultivated for productions of niche, as it possesses very high organoleptic
characteristics.

In past times there were different types of purple asparagus in the Piana di Albenga (Italy), but many have
been lost because of the reduction of the production of this type of asparagus by farmers. The variation of
the purple asparagus was born in 1600, but, even if unique in the world, this production of asparagus
(http://www.zipmec.eu/redireziona-link.php?
option=com_ricerca&view=mot&sr=x&p=438&lang=en) has not yet received the Protected
Geographical Indication. Currently the production of this asparagus is around 160 tonnes. The purple
variety of asparagus became popular in the Nineties, when it was served at the table of Queen Elizabeth
of England.

Of the numerous species of asparagus, many grow wild in the woods: they are the so-called wild
asparagus, which differ from the other varieties of asparagus (http://www.zipmec.eu/redireziona-
link.php?option=com_ricerca&view=mot&sr=x&p=438&lang=en) cultivated, in the diameter of the (http://www.zipmec.eu/en)
stem and for their taste that is more penetrating. They are rarely included in the fruit and vegetable
trade.
Among the species of wild asparagus there are:

ASPARAGUS TENUIFOLIUS, sometimes collected for food;

ASPARAGUS PLUMOSUS, used for ornamental purposes, is commonly called asparagine, has
feathery,very lightweighted, bright green fronds, used to decorate flower bouquets;
ASPARAGUS SPRENGERI, which has a rather light and falling gait and is used to adorne
balustrades.
ASPARAGUS MOTINA (wild) Recent variety of asparagus
(http://www.zipmec.eu/redireziona-link.php?
option=com_ricerca&view=mot&sr=x&p=438&lang=en) derived from Asparagus scaber,
selected in Italy by ISPORT. It is a variety with enough productivity per hectare, which produces
 medium-small shoots, far superior to the common wild asparagus. It adapts well to dry and coastal
areas, where salinity usually do not recommend the cultivation of green asparagus. Currently it is
cultivated for valuable production, as it has excellent organoleptic and nutritional characteristics.

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