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Asparagus densiflorus 'Meyersii'
Perennial plant although evergreen in this zone. Long tail-like stems covered in dense needles that are relatively soft. Small sweet smelling white flowers that are hard to see but bright red colored berries.
Backyard in part shade with regular water.
Aka asparagus fern, emerald fern, basket asparagus, false asparagus
Spotted on Jan 11, 2011
Submitted on Aug 3, 2011
2 Comments
Thank you for the info! I went ahead and added the common names in the notes section. I agree about the prickly part. We added it for the reason you mentioned, filler!
I was going to say sometimes it's called false asparagus. That's the name we use for it here. :) Not my favourite plant - too prickly for my tastes but it's a a good filler! Sorry, gardener-speak! Nice photo, especially with the berries. :)