Scientific Name:	Asparagus densiflorus 'Sprengeri'
Pronunciation:	uh-SPARE-uh-gus den-see-FLOR-us
Common Name:	Sprengeri asparagus fern
Family Name:	Asparagaceae
Plant Type:	Flowering cut plant, Indoor foliage plant
Key ID Features:	Foliage is needle-like and resembles a fern; tiny thorns present.
Course(s):	HORT 1193/1293

Habit: Arching, Pendulous Form: Weeping Texture: Medium - fine Mature Size: Height: < 0.1m Spread: 1.0 - 1.5m Growth Rate: Fast Origin: Africa Hardiness Rating: Zone 9: (-7 to -1 C) Exposure: Full sun, Part sun/part shade Soil/ Growing Medium: Water Use: High Landscape Uses: Cut flower or foliage, Hanging basket, Indoor plant Additional Info: Google

Leaf Morphology: Form: Compound, Needle-like Arrangement: Alternate Texture/ Venation: Soft flexible Surfaces: Compound Leaf: Tripinnate Colour in Summer: Colour in Fall: Green-yellow Leaf(let) Terms: Shapes: Acicular Apices: Acute Margins: Entire Additional Info: True leaves reduced to basal spines; functioning 'leaves' are actually modified stems called cladophylls.

Inflorescence Type: Panicle Flower Morphology: Flowers perfect Number of Petals: 6 Corolla Shape: Rotate/stellate Colour (petals): Showy, White Flower Time at Peak: Jun, Aug

Fruit Type: Berry (true) Fruit Colour: Red Fruiting Time: Jun, Nov

Bark or Stem Colour:     Organ Modifications: Tuberous roots, Spines

Propagation:	Seed, Division - below ground parts
Plant Care:
Optimal Temp.:	Medium indoor temperature
Light Level:	Medium indoor light level
Maintenance:	Medium
Other:	Requires frequent repotting or division.
Pest Susceptibility:	Aphids or adelgids, Mites

Location(s): (GNH) GreeNHouse Location Map

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