Asparagus drepanophyllus

Asparagus drepanophyllus subsp. var.
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Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Asparagus drepanophyllus, Welw. (A. Duchesnei, Linden). A tall climbing woody vine with tuberous roots 2-3 ft. long: sts. 20-30 ft. long, terete, without main branches: axillary twigs and cladodes making a compound cladophyll from upper axils: twigs ½-2 ft. long, thick-set with cladodes in fascicles of 3-5: lf.-scales on twigs 5-ranked but cladodes turned into a horizontal plane: central cladode 2-3 in. long, lateral 1½ in., the compound cladophyll suggesting a frond of Asplenium: If .-base with a strong spine: fls. in dense erect racemes, 3-8 in. long; pedicels deflexed in fascicles of 3-8; perianth greenish, bell-shaped, not opening widely: berry rare, 3-lobed, usually 1-seeded, ½ in. diam., bright scarlet, ripe in 90-120 days after the bloom. Oct.- Jan. S. Cent., Afr., Congo region. G.C. III. 28:305.R.B. 28:60. Gng. 15:131. A.F. 27:1139.—A highly decorative plant; the compound cladophylls valuable in florists' work. Readily prop, by division or by cuttings of the twigs taken off with a heel, or piece of the main st. attached and put in a sandy soil in a close case with bottom heat. 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 It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article.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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