500 Millennium Hybrid Asparagus Crowns, Near-All-Male Non-GMO Perennial Vegetable Plants, Cold Hardy Asparagus

500 Millennium Hybrid Male Asparagus Crowns – Large Crowns for Faster Cutting

Establish a substantial, long-lasting asparagus planting with 500 Millennium Hybrid asparagus crowns. Developed in Canada, Millennium is a cold-hardy perennial variety valued for its tender, flavorful spears, excellent freezing quality, and long productive life.

Millennium is a non-GMO hybrid produced from first-generation seed grown in screened fields to help prevent pollen contamination from neighboring asparagus fields. It produces a true, near-all-male stand, with a high percentage of male plants.

Millennium Asparagus Features

• Quantity: 500 asparagus crowns

• Variety: Millennium Hybrid

• Plant type: Perennial vegetable

• Hybrid: Non-GMO, first-generation seed

• Stand characteristics: Near-all-male

• Recommended growing zones: USDA Zones 3–9

• Developed in: Canada

• Expected shipping: End of November

High-Quality Spears

Millennium is known for producing high-quality spears that remain tight at greater spear heights, even during hotter harvest seasons.

Enjoy these desirable qualities:

• Tender spears with outstanding flavor

• Excellent freezing quality

• Good performance in a variety of soil conditions, including heavier soils

• Excellent cold hardiness

• Strong disease resistance, including rust resistance

A Long-Lived Perennial Vegetable

With proper care and maintenance, an asparagus planting can provide harvests for approximately 15–25 years.

Choose a permanent planting location where the crowns can remain undisturbed for years. Suitable locations include a dedicated vegetable bed, a field, the north edge of a garden, or an edible landscape.

Asparagus also has attractive, soft-textured foliage that can complement ornamental plantings.

Growing Zones and Climate

Millennium asparagus is recommended for USDA Zones 3–9, where winter temperatures provide the freezing period asparagus needs.

The seller ships crowns to states where asparagus can be grown in these zones. It is not recommended for wet, mild regions of Florida and the Gulf Coast.

Fresh Asparagus for Your Kitchen

Fresh-picked asparagus is versatile and delicious. Enjoy your harvest:

• Fresh in salads

• Grilled or steamed

• In stir-fries and sandwiches

• As a cooked vegetable

• Canned, frozen, or pickled

Asparagus also provides vitamins B and C, calcium, and iron.

Shipping Information

• Quantity: 500 Millennium Hybrid asparagus crowns.

• Shipping is included to most locations.

• Orders over 100 ship by UPS.

• Surcharges may apply for remote addresses, Alaska, Hawaii, and U.S. Territories.

• Expected shipping availability begins at the end of November.

• Orders are held if temperatures are above 89°F or below 20°F until conditions improve.

All crowns are inspected for quality before shipment. If your order arrives with plant damage, contact the seller promptly and include photos of the package and plants.

Included Growing Guide

Your order includes an asparagus growing guide to help you prepare your asparagus bed and get your planting started.

Plant once and enjoy fresh, homegrown asparagus for years with Millennium Hybrid crowns!