Scientific Name:
Asparagus densiflorus
'Sprengeri'
Pronunciation:
ah-SPAIR-ah-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.
Habit:
Arching, Pendulous
Form:
Weeping
Texture:
Medium - fine
Mature Height:
< 0.1m
Mature 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:
Leaf Morphology:
Form:
Needle-like, Compound
Arrangement:
Alternate
Texture/Venation:
Soft flexible
Surfaces:
Compound Leaf:
Tripinnate
Colour in Fall:
Green-yellow
Shapes:
Acicular
Apices:
Acute
Margins:
Entire
Additional Info:
True leaves reduced to basal spines; functioning 'leaves' are actually modified stems called cladophylls.