Mazhar Botanic Garden

Asparagus setaceus Pyramidalis (Kunth) Jessop

Lace fern

Family: Asparagaceae
Genus: Asparagus
Species: setaceus
Cultivar / variety: Pyramidalis
Sample code: EGY-MBG-000960
Common name: Lace fern
English name: Asparagus fern
Native: South Africa
Country: South Africa
(PGR): Cultivated plant

Evergreen perennial, leaves needle like, densely packed on stems, forming a feather triangular plume flowers white

ornamental. use as fillers in vase arrangements, foam arrangements and bridal bouquets.

Texture: Loam Sandy
Fertility: Intermediate
Drainage: Well drained
Salinity: Low
Water Sources: Moderate Water
Climates: Subtropics
Lights: Full sun Light shade
Propagation: Seeds - division
Flowering time: Spring
Zone: 8 : 10
pH range: 7.0
Status: Cultivated
Life span: Perennial
Habits: Perennial Under Shrub
Sample Type: Introduced - cultivated
Collecting Sources: Botanical garden
Plant Uses: Ornamental
Plant Populations density: Cultivated
Vegetation types: Evergreen
pH: Neutral

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