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Asparagaceae
Lesser asparagus
Asparagus acutifolius
Also known as Wild asparagus, Sparrowgrass, Garden asparagus, Asparagus acutifolius var. brachyclados
Native Plants · Asparagus · Mediterranean · Climbing · Scrambling · Evergreen · Wild Asparagus · Ornamental Foliage · Perennial · Drought Tolerant · Coastal
Lesser asparagus is a wiry, scrambling Mediterranean perennial with fine needle-like foliage that thrives in well-drained soil and a sunny to partly shaded position. It is slow to establish but relatively low-maintenance once settled, tolerating dry spells better than common asparagus. Provide some support for its climbing stems and mulch around the base in colder climates for winter protection.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 5 hours
- Watering
- Water moderately; allow the top inch of soil to dry between waterings · Every 7-10 days
- Maintenance
- Moderate
- Soil
- loam
- Soil pH
- 6.5–7
- Temperature
- -25°F to 85°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
- Propagation
- Seed
Hardiness
USDA 4b-9b
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 12 in – 3 ft
- Spread
- 2 ft
- Spacing
- 18 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Root depth
- Medium
- Flowers
- No
- Foliage
- Medium
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Albania, Algeria, Baleares, Bulgaria, Corse, Cyprus, East Aegean Is., France, Greece, Italy, Lebanon-Syria, Libya, Morocco, Palestine, Portugal, Sardegna, Sicilia, Spain, Tunisia, Turkey
- Attracts
- Bees, Butterflies, Birds
Sources: trefle, usda
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