Because it will also grow without any sunlight at all, becoming white asparagus.

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Our snow-white asparagus, also known as white gold, is world renowned for its delicious flavour.

Among those typical of the region are the 'bigoli of Bassano', the 'white asparagus of Bassano', tagliatelle, and its famous liquor called Grappa.

This is actually a white asparagus grower whose left out the tip of the hill, suddenly it became tinged in purple on contact with light.