Asparagus cooperi

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Read about Asparagus cooperi in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Asparagus cooperi, Baker. Roots long, cylindric, more or less fleshy: sts. large, up to ¾ in. diam. and 60 or more ft. long, branching above; main sts. and branches dark green, with a soft, very short pubescence : cladodes very dark green, ¼-½ in. long, 5-12 in a cluster, much stouter than in A. plumosus: final branches with twigs and cladodes making beautiful pinnate fern-like sprays ft. long: lf .-scale swollen at base, red-brown, with a strong spine: fls. small, white, bell-shaped, sweet- scented: berry about ¼ in. diam., red. S. Afr. G.Z. 21: 568, 569. — This species is probably the largest one in the genus, its long vines covered with beautiful dark green sprays making a very desirable cover for pillars. The side sprays are valuable for cut-green for florists' use and, when removed, a second crop will appear shortly on the old vines. 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 It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article.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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References

• Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963

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