Botanical Name: Asparagus retrofractus
Common Name: Asparagus retrofractus
Type of Plant: monocot: shrub
Character evergreen
 
Habit of Growth:
Overall Shape upright shrubby, fountain-shaped shrub with arching gray branches and fine textured thread-like foliage in tufts
Height 6-10'
Spread 6-10'
Growth Rate moderate
 
Environment:
Exposure in/out indoors: very bright areas; outdoors:part shade to full sun
Soil takes most any soil
Hardiness some frost (zones 12-24)
 
Morphology:
Leaves threadlike (cladodes) in tufts, to 3/4" long on thorny, silvery-gray stems, very distinctive texture pattern
Flowers small, star-shaped white flowers in clusters
Fruit orange drupe to 3/8" diameter
 
Propagation:
seed, division
 
Usage:
cut foliage, container plant, accent plant, good in corner areas, near waterfalls and for striking silhouette
 
Landscape Care:
Watering takes average watering – can be kept fairly dry
Fertilizing balanced in spring
Pruning best if unpruned – remove dead branches only
Pests/Diseases none
Special Conditions/Other plant away from high traffic areas
 
Origin: South Africa
Family: Liliaceae

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