Asparagus umbellatus

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Read about Asparagus umbellatus in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture 

Asparagus umbellatus, Link. A spreading climber or under- shrub: sts. terete, slender, scabrous, dark green, woody below, branching: branches and twigs often reflexed and pendulous: cladodes 3-10, terete, ¾-1 in. long, very dark green: fls. in axillary or terminal umbels; pedicels ½ in. long, perianth largest of genus, ⅓-½ in. spreading, white; segms. elliptic-obtuse; stamens dark yellow: berry globose, yellow to dark red. Canary Isls, and Madeira. B.M. 7733. G.C. III. 28:379.— The large, sweet-scented fls. produced abundantly in midsummer; a good plant for pillar decoration; grows well from seed.


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