Ming Asparagus Fern is a large fern-like evergreen perennial with spiny stems and soft-to-the-touch pompom clusters of fine needle-like foliage. The small white flowers are insignificant but fragrant, and are followed by orange berries that mature to black.Grows bestinfiltered sunand rich, consistently moist well-drained soils. Treat as an annual outdoors.
Type:
Annual
Origins:
South Africa
Height:
6′ – 8′
Spread:
3′ – 5′
Spacing:
4′
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:cultivar413,201211 175 San Diego Botanic Gdn – Lawn Garden, Asparagus retrofractus Ming or Pom Pom Asparagus Fern, Lantana camara cv,CC BY 2.0, (2) cultivar413from Fallbrook, California,181210 057 SD Bot Gdn – The Three Queens by Cheryl Tall, Ilex cornuta ‘Burfordii’ Burford Chinese Holly, Asparagus retrofractus Ming or Pom Pom Asparagus Fern, Salvia leucantha (44586794160),CC BY 2.0
*As plants have ranges in appearance they may not appear as the images shown.
