Is Asparagus deer resistant?
Asparagus officinalis
About Asparagus
A permanent crop that takes three years before you should cut a single spear, and then produces for twenty. Plant the crowns deep in a bed you will not disturb. Let the ferny summer growth stand until it yellows in autumn, because that is what feeds next spring's spears. Deer browse the fern rather than the spears.
Soil and care
- Soil pH
- 6.5 to 7.5
- Drainage
- Well drained
- Water
- Moderate
- Spacing
- 18 to 24 in apart
- Growth rate
- Slow
- Maintenance
- Moderate
Similar to Asparagus
Other perennials with the same deer rating.
- African LilyAgapanthus sp.Zones 8–11, genus rangeSeldom damaged
- AsterAster sp.Zones 3–8, genus rangeSeldom damaged
- AstilbeAstilbe x arendsiiZones 3–8Seldom damaged
- Baby's BreathGypsophila sp.Zones 3–9, genus rangeSeldom damaged
- BastardsageEriogonum wrightiiZones 5–10Seldom damaged
- Beardlip PenstemonPenstemon barbatusSeldom damaged
Where Asparagus grows
Hardy across most of these 51 states on zone range alone. Mountain and coastal areas sit outside the ranges used here, so check your own zone before ordering.
- Pennsylvania
- New Jersey
- New York
- Connecticut
- Massachusetts
- Virginia
- Maryland
- Michigan
- Wisconsin
- Ohio
- Indiana
- Illinois
- Minnesota
- Missouri
- North Carolina
- Tennessee
- Georgia
- Texas
- Colorado
- California
- Oregon
- Washington
- New Hampshire
- Vermont
- Maine
- Rhode Island
- Delaware
- West Virginia
- Kentucky
- South Carolina
- Florida
- Alabama
- Mississippi
- Louisiana
- Arkansas
- Oklahoma
- Kansas
- Nebraska
- Iowa
- North Dakota
- South Dakota
- Montana
- Wyoming
- Idaho
- Utah
- Nevada
- Arizona
- New Mexico
- Alaska
- District of Columbia
- Hawaii
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Hardy in these zones
Common questions about Asparagus
- Is Asparagus deer resistant?
- Asparagus (Asparagus officinalis) is rated Seldom Severely Damaged on the Rutgers NJAES four-tier scale. Light browsing at worst; rarely ruined.
- What hardiness zones does Asparagus grow in?
- Asparagus is hardy in USDA zones 2 to 9. Outside that range it will either not survive winter or will struggle with summer heat.
- Does Asparagus grow in shade?
- No. Asparagus wants full sun and will grow thin and flop in shade.
- How big does Asparagus get?
- Mature height is roughly 36–60 in. Growth rate is slow.