Asparagus, Mary Washington Seeds (100% Non-Hybrid/Non-GMO) This Asparagus variety (Mary Washington) is an extremely popular and old heirloom variety. Grow heirloom Asparagus in any backyard. It's not hard to grow, it just takes a couple years for the root system to fully develop before you can pick the green shoots. There's nothing better than home grown and hand picked Asparagus. If you like Asparagus, you've got to give these seeds a try and remember we have only 11 sampler packages to sell so buy now. Our Home Farm Herbery Asparagus is an herbaceous, perennial plant growing to 39–59 inch tall, with stout stems with much-branched feathery foliage. The "leaves" are in fact needle-like cladodes (modified stems) in the axils of scale leaves; they are 0.24 to1.3 inch long and 0.039 inch broad, and clustered 4 to15 together. The root system is adventitious and the root type is fasciculated. The flowers are bell-shaped, greenish-white to yellowish, 0.18 to 0.26 in long, with six tepals partially fused together at the base; they are produced singly or in clusters of 2 to 3 in the junctions of the branchlets. In the event our seeds seem a little bit pricey remember you get what you pay for and what you buy here are seeds that are Heirloom or (Non-Hybrid/Non-GMO) Organic seeds. So when you plant, plant to protect your family’s health. Sampler package approx. 20 seeds. $2.45 We thank you in advance for your purchase as all our net proceeds go to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. Buy now by cutting and pasting this link into your browser http://www.localharvest.org/asparagus-mary-washing ton-heirloom-seeds-C24547