Welcome to Aspara Pacific NZ Asparagus crowns

The top asparagus breeders in the Southern Hemisphere.

Established in 1990, by Dr Peter and Linda Falloon, Aspara Pacific Ltd has been breeding New Zealand's own asparagus varieties. The core focus has been on improving spear quality and yields to allow growers to be market leaders. During this time we have grown high health asparagus crowns for everyone, from the home gardener, to the biggest commercial growers in the country. Our varieties have been independently trialed and tested around the country. This, combined with our years of growing experience ensures you only receive the best quality plants.

  • Dr Peter Falloon

    ASPARAGUS BREEDER & FOUNDER

    Dr Peter Falloon was an extraordinary man and the brains and founder of Aspara Pacific. With over 40 years of experience working with asparagus he was a leader and widely respected in his field.

    He graduated from Lincoln University in 1979 with a Bachelor of Agricultural Science with first class honours in Agronomy and Plant Physiology. Prior to founding Aspara Pacific, he spent 10 years with the NZ Department of Scientific and Industrial research as an asparagus breeder. During this time, he studied for his PhD at the University of California, Davis; working on the asparagus diseases Phytophthora rot, Purple Spot and Stemphylium Leaf Spot.

    Peter's research has resulted in over 100 scientific publications. His passion for breeding asparagus of the highest quality is evident in the premium nature of our varieties. Sadly, Peter passed away in 2021. His amazing wife Linda, who also has 40 years of experience in Asparagus, and his son Matthew will continue Pete’s legacy.

  • Linda Falloon

    TISSUE CULTURE SPECIALIST

    Linda runs our plant tissue culture laboratory, which is the key to our success in producing virus free seed. With over 30 years of experience in this field, Linda's skills in micro-propagation of asparagus means we have been able to fast track high health crown nurseries.

  • Matthew Falloon

    THE NEXT GENERATION

    Having returned from Europe, Matthew took a career change to join Aspara Pacific in 2016. His attention to detail and staff management expertise are ideal skills for running our high health asparagus nursery and quarantine greenhouses.

    Production of high health asparagus crowns is an exacting business with Aspara Pacific being the lead producer of high health asparagus crowns in NZ.