Mark: From what I can tell 'Spitzenschleier' doesn't produce large edible shoots, otherwise they look similar to me also. Tony Avent Plant Delights Nursery @ Juniper Level Botanic Garden 9241 Sauls Road Raleigh, North Carolina 27603 USA Minimum Winter Temps 0-5 F Maximum Summer Temps 95-105F USDA Hardiness Zone 7b email tony@plantdelights.com website http://www.plantdelights.com/ phone 919 772-4794 fax 919 772-4752 "I consider every plant hardy until I have killed it myself...at least three times" - Avent -----Original Message----- From: pbs-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org [mailto:pbs-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org] On Behalf Of Mark BROWN Sent: Wednesday, February 15, 2012 3:47 PM To: Pacific Bulb Society Subject: Re: [pbs] Asparagus Tony, how do I differentiate Asparagus officinalis var. pseudoscaber 'Spitzenschleier' which I have been growing for years from plain Asparagus officinalis that I grow as vegetable in the kitchen garden? I can't see a huge amount of difference... Mark