Foxtail Asparagus Fern is a fern-like compact annual with erect stems and bright green phyloclades making the stems look to be coated in a bushy plume-like foliage. The small white flowers are insignificant. Grows best in filtered sun and rich, consistently moist well-drained soils.
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Type: |
Annual |
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Origins: |
South Africa |
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Height: |
1' - 3' |
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Spread: |
3' - 4' |
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Spacing: |
3.5' |
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USDA Hardiness Zone: |
9 - 11 |
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Culture: |
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Bloom Color: |
White |
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Season of Interest: |
MAINTENANCE NEEDS: Low maintenance plant. When grown indoors, reduce watering in winter. Cut stems back to near soil to rejuvenate foliage.
LANDSCAPE USES: Accents or Group Plantings, Borders, Woodland Gardens, Indoors, and Containers.
COMPANION PLANTS: Coral Bells, Hosta, Heucherella
IMAGES: © Traumrune / Wikimedia Commons / CC BY 3.0, Asparagus densiflorus 'Myersii', CC BY-SA 3.0, (2) Manfred Werner - Tsui, Zierspargel (Asparagus densiflorus) Blumengärten Hirschstetten Wien 2014 a, CC BY-SA 3.0, (3) Jean-Pol GRANDMONT, 0 Asparagus densiflorus 'Miersii' - Yvoire, CC BY-SA 3.0
*As plants have ranges in appearance they may not appear as the images shown.
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