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Asparagus crispus, Lam. (A. decumbens, Jacq., and Hort.). Roots tuberous, short, densely clustered about crown: sts. herbaceous, green, weak, climbing or drooping, 3-6 ft., much branched: branches deflexed, and zigzag: If.-scale developed below into a weak spur: cladodes 3, 3-angled, reflexed, about ¼-⅜ in. long: fls. on slender drooping pedicels, axillary, solitary, or in pairs, white, sweet-scented, resembling the fls. of A. asparagoides: berry white or pink, ½ in., several-seeded, seeds small, black. S. Afr | Asparagus crispus, Lam. (A. decumbens, Jacq., and Hort.). Roots tuberous, short, densely clustered about crown: sts. herbaceous, green, weak, climbing or drooping, 3-6 ft., much branched: branches deflexed, and zigzag: If.-scale developed below into a weak spur: cladodes 3, 3-angled, reflexed, about ¼-⅜ in. long: fls. on slender drooping pedicels, axillary, solitary, or in pairs, white, sweet-scented, resembling the fls. of A. asparagoides: berry white or pink, ½ in., several-seeded, seeds small, black. S. Afr.—Easily grown from seed or prop, by division; a beautiful plant for hanging- baskets. This species is often sold under the name of A. scandens deflexus, Baker, which has flat cladodes and 1-3-seeded, red berries. | ||
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==Cultivation== | |||
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===Pests and diseases=== | |||
==Varieties== | |||
==Gallery== | |||
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==References== | |||
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*[[Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture]], by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963 | |||
<!--- xxxxx *Flora: The Gardener's Bible, by Sean Hogan. Global Book Publishing, 2003. ISBN 0881925381 --> | |||
<!--- xxxxx *American Horticultural Society: A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants, by Christopher Brickell, Judith D. Zuk. 1996. ISBN 0789419432 --> | |||
<!--- xxxxx *Sunset National Garden Book. Sunset Books, Inc., 1997. ISBN 0376038608 --> | |||
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Asparagus crispus, Lam. (A. decumbens, Jacq., and Hort.). Roots tuberous, short, densely clustered about crown: sts. herbaceous, green, weak, climbing or drooping, 3-6 ft., much branched: branches deflexed, and zigzag: If.-scale developed below into a weak spur: cladodes 3, 3-angled, reflexed, about ¼-⅜ in. long: fls. on slender drooping pedicels, axillary, solitary, or in pairs, white, sweet-scented, resembling the fls. of A. asparagoides: berry white or pink, ½ in., several-seeded, seeds small, black. S. Afr.—Easily grown from seed or prop, by division; a beautiful plant for hanging- baskets. This species is often sold under the name of A. scandens deflexus, Baker, which has flat cladodes and 1-3-seeded, red berries.
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Cultivation
Propagation
Pests and diseases
Varieties
Gallery
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photo 1
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photo 2
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photo 3
References
- Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963
External links
- w:Asparagus declinatus. Some of the material on this page may be from Wikipedia, under the Creative Commons license.
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