Asparagus declinatus

Read about Asparagus declinatus in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Asparagus crispus, Lam. (A. decumbens, Jacq., and Hort.). Roots tuberous, short, densely clustered about crown: sts. herbaceous, green, weak, climbing or drooping, 3-6 ft., much branched: branches deflexed, and zigzag: If.-scale developed below into a weak spur: cladodes 3, 3-angled, reflexed, about ¼-⅜ in. long: fls. on slender drooping pedicels, axillary, solitary, or in pairs, white, sweet-scented, resembling the fls. of A. asparagoides: berry white or pink, ½ in., several-seeded, seeds small, black. S. Afr. A.F. 16:825.—Easily grown from seed or prop, by division; a beautiful plant for hanging- baskets. This species is often sold under the name of A. scandens deflexus, Baker, which has flat cladodes and 1-3-seeded, red berries. 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 It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article.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.