The vaporous effect of climbing asparagus (Asparagus verticilatus) is irreplaceable. Its shoots that grow and regrow in spring, very similar to market asparagus, certainly more slender but no less envied than common asparagus, whose finest shoots are often found on the most refined tables, are to be picked around the perimeter if you want to quickly enjoy their majestic effect. Above all, it offers the advantage of being less targeted by the asparagus leaf beetle, a pest discouraging the cultivation of common asparagus.

To climb, its thin twining stems need a support that is not too wide, such as trellis fences, wires and nets. Shelter its feathery twigs, both dense and light so that they do not bend in strong winds. Offering little transpiration surface, they are resistant to drought. A discreet but graceful flowering takes place in the summer, the females developing pretty red berries at the end of the season, while the stems aspire to become straw yellow. Climbing asparagus will often live more than 50 years, and it is not the deer or any other herbivore that will stop it!