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Varieties of Asparagus



Main varieties grown in Ontario are green - the Viking selections and Centennial. White asparagus accounts for only 3 acres of production.

New hybrid varieties developed at the University of Guelph, as well as New Jersey hybrids are beginning to replace these traditional types of asparagus.