Asparagus verticillatus

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Cultivation

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Read about Asparagus verticillatus in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
Asparagus verticillatus, Linn. A semi- woody climbing vine from a woody rootstock: roots long-cylindric, fleshy: sts stout (½ in.), 10-15 ft. long, edible when young: branches green, angled, flexuose: cladodes 3-8, ¾-2 in. long, angled, filiform, not stiff: lf.-scales of main st. developed below into spines: fls. funnel- shaped in 1-4's in axils of If.-scales: berries red, ¼ in. diam., 1-3-seeded. Persia to Siberia. R.B. 20:154. G.W. 14:648. G.Z. 24:505.— A hardy ornamental climber; grows readily from seed, which germinates in about 3 weeks in a warmhouse; plants slow-growing at first. 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 It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article.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.

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