Brassicaceae FAMILY

Brassica oleracea asparagoides

Edibility

3/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Cultivation Details

HabitPerennial

Growth—

Prefers a position in full sun in a well-drained fertile preferably alkaline soil^[1]. Prefers a heavy soil. Succeeds in any reasonable soil. Succeeds in maritime gardens^[1]. Plants do not often live for more than 3 - 5 years^[PFAF].

Propagation

Seed - sow in a seedbed outdoors in mid spring. Transplant into their permanent positions as soon as the plants are large enough and there is space in the garden. Do not let the seedlings get overcrowded or they will soon become leggy and will not make such good plants. If your seedlings do get leggy, it is possible to plant them rather deeper into the soil - the buried stems will soon form roots and the plant will be better supported. Cite as: Temperate Plants Database, Ken Fern. temperate.theferns.info. 2026-02-20. <temperate.theferns.info/plant/Brassica+oleracea+asparagoides>

Pollinators

Bees

References

[1]The New RHS Dictionary of Gardening. 1992. — Huxley. A. · MacMillan Press · 1992 · ISBN 0-333-47494-5 ↩︎Excellent and very comprehensive, though it contains a number of silly mistakes. Readable yet also very detailed.
[2]A - Z of Companion Planting. — Allardice.P. · Cassell Publishers Ltd. · 1993 · ISBN 0-304-34324-2 ↩︎A well produced and very readable book.
[PFAF]Plants for a Future — pfaf.org ↩︎