Smilax aspera

Plant Characteristics
Habit		vine-climber
Height:	⇕	10 ft"ft" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 10.
Width:	⇔	24 in"in" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 24.
Bloom:	❀	early summer, mid summer, late summer

Scientific Names
Smilacaceae >	Smilax >	aspera >			L. >

Rough Bindweed (Smilax aspera) is a species of flowering vine in the greenbriar family, Smilacaceae. It is native to Africa, Europe, Southwest Asia, and South Asia.^[1]

Read about Smilax aspera in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
Smilax aspera, Linn. A half-hardy shrub often somewhat scandent, unarmed or with spines : lvs. ovate-deltoid or lanceolate, 1 1/2- 6 in. long, usually blotched with white, 5-9-nerved: fls. white, sweet-scented, in many-fld. umbels: berries 1/4 in. thick, usually 3-seeded, shining red. S. Eu. to India. Var. mauritanica, Gren. & Godr. A more robust form with larger lvs. and fewer spines. Canaries, S. Eu., N. Afr. ^CH The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

Cultivation

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