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.

Type:	Annual
Height:	1' - 3'
Spread:	3' - 4'
Spacing:	3.5'
USDA Hardiness Zone:	9 - 11
Culture:	Part Sun
Bloom Color:	White
Season of Interest:	Multi-Seasonal

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.

Special Features

ServeScape Collections

Container Size

Light Needs

Water Needs

USDA Cold Hardiness Zone

Growth Habit

Growth Rate

Foliage Color

Flowering Season

Design Plans

Design Style

Specialties