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Asparagus drepanophyllus, Welw. (A. Duchesnei, Linden). A tall climbing woody vine with tuberous roots 2-3 ft. long: sts. 20-30 ft. long, terete, without main branches: axillary twigs and cladodes making a compound cladophyll from upper axils: twigs ½-2 ft. long, thick-set with cladodes in fascicles of 3-5: lf.-scales on twigs 5-ranked but cladodes turned into a horizontal plane: central cladode 2-3 in. long, lateral 1½ in., the compound cladophyll suggesting a frond of Asplenium: If .-base with a strong spine: fls. in dense erect racemes, 3-8 in. long; pedicels deflexed in fascicles of 3-8; perianth greenish, bell-shaped, not opening widely: berry rare, 3-lobed, usually 1-seeded, ½ in. diam., bright scarlet, ripe in 90-120 days after the bloom. Oct.- Jan. S. Cent., Afr., Congo region. G.C. III. 28:305.R.B. 28:60. Gng. 15:131. A.F. 27:1139.—A highly decorative plant; the compound cladophylls valuable in florists' work. Readily prop, by division or by cuttings of the twigs taken off with a heel, or piece of the main st. attached and put in a sandy soil in a close case with bottom heat.
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==Cultivation==
===Propagation===
===Pests and diseases===
==Varieties==
==Gallery==
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==References==
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*[[Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture]], by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963
<!--- xxxxx *Flora: The Gardener's Bible, by Sean Hogan. Global Book Publishing, 2003. ISBN 0881925381 -->
<!--- xxxxx *American Horticultural Society: A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants, by Christopher Brickell, Judith D. Zuk. 1996. ISBN 0789419432 -->
<!--- xxxxx *Sunset National Garden Book. Sunset Books, Inc., 1997. ISBN 0376038608 -->
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Asparagus drepanophyllus, Welw. (A. Duchesnei, Linden). A tall climbing woody vine with tuberous roots 2-3 ft. long: sts. 20-30 ft. long, terete, without main branches: axillary twigs and cladodes making a compound cladophyll from upper axils: twigs ½-2 ft. long, thick-set with cladodes in fascicles of 3-5: lf.-scales on twigs 5-ranked but cladodes turned into a horizontal plane: central cladode 2-3 in. long, lateral 1½ in., the compound cladophyll suggesting a frond of Asplenium: If .-base with a strong spine: fls. in dense erect racemes, 3-8 in. long; pedicels deflexed in fascicles of 3-8; perianth greenish, bell-shaped, not opening widely: berry rare, 3-lobed, usually 1-seeded, ½ in. diam., bright scarlet, ripe in 90-120 days after the bloom. Oct.- Jan. S. Cent., Afr., Congo region. G.C. III. 28:305.R.B. 28:60. Gng. 15:131. A.F. 27:1139.—A highly decorative plant; the compound cladophylls valuable in florists' work. Readily prop, by division or by cuttings of the twigs taken off with a heel, or piece of the main st. attached and put in a sandy soil in a close case with bottom heat.
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==Cultivation==
===Propagation===
===Pests and diseases===
==Varieties==
==Gallery==
<gallery perrow=5>
Image:Upload.png| photo 1
Image:Upload.png| photo 2
Image:Upload.png| photo 3
</gallery>
==References==
<references/>
*[[Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture]], by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963
<!--- xxxxx *Flora: The Gardener's Bible, by Sean Hogan. Global Book Publishing, 2003. ISBN 0881925381 -->
<!--- xxxxx *American Horticultural Society: A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants, by Christopher Brickell, Judith D. Zuk. 1996. ISBN 0789419432 -->
<!--- xxxxx *Sunset National Garden Book. Sunset Books, Inc., 1997. ISBN 0376038608 -->
==External links==
*{{wplink}}
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