Asparagus aethiopicus

Asparagus aethiopicus subsp. var.
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Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Asparagus sprengeri, Regel. Roots tuberous, white, elliptic, not densely clustered: sts. numerous, scarcely climbing. 6 ft. or less: side branches numerous, small, angled: twigs 1-3 in. long: cladodes 3-8, ½-1½ in. long, flat, linear, smooth, pointed, slightly falcate, rich green: lf.-scale on main st. with a .slender brown brittle spine 2 gin. long: fls. in May-June, in open racemes 1-3 in. long; pedicels 1-2 from each bract; fls. whitish pink, fragrant, perianth wide-spreading, ⅕ in.: berry slightly 3-lobed, 1-3- seeded, bright coral-red, up to ½ in. diam. Natal.—One of the most popular plants for cut- green, easily grown in a moderate temp. Plants in tubs or baskets are very ornamental when covered with the bright red berries which ripen about Christmas-time. Easily grown from seed, which germinates in a temperate house in about 4 weeks. The best asparagus for a house plant. Var. compactus, a dwarf variety seldom over 18 in. long. Var. variegatus, a form having variegated Lvs; otherwise like the type. Var. falcatoides, a large strong- growing form: phylloclades solitary to 5-6 more or less falcate. A. sarmentosus, Hort., not Linn., is a short compact form of A. Sprengeri. The true A. sarmentosus is quite a different plant and not in cult. The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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References

• Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963

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