Asparagus virgatus

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Cultivation

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Read about Asparagus virgatus in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
Asparagus virgatus, Baker (A. elongatus, Hort.). Fig. 409. Roots fibrous, crown with long semi-woody rhizomes: sts. erect (3-6 ft.), much branched above, branches long, straight or drooping: cladodes in 3's, stiff, ¼-¾ in. long, angled, not very abundant; cladodes and sts. dark green: lf .-scale white, developed basally into an appressed bract-like extension similar to upper part: fls. solitary at nodes on drooping pedicels, no cladodes in axils with fls.; perianth greenish white, wide-spreading, ⅕ in. diam.; stigma capitate: berry 1-2-seeded. dull orange-red, ⅙ in. in diam. S. Afr. F.E. 27:114.— Easily grown from seed, which germinates in 3 weeks, or from cuttings of rhizomes. Not highly 11 ornamental, but of value in decorative work on account of its erect habit. 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 It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article.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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