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Asparagus macowanii

by Johan Wentzel

Asparagus macowanii
Common Name
Zulu Asparagus
Plant Type
Shrub
Asparagus macowanii is an erect, deciduous, single stemmed shrub that can reach heights of up to 1m tall. resistant. It makes for an attractive feature near a pond in mixed borders or in mass planting as a groundcover.
Plant Description

Asparagus macowanii is an erect, decisuous, single stemmed shrub that can reach heights of up to 1m. It has long smooth stems with white, short spines both hooked and straight. The leaves are dark green needle like foliage about 15mm long carried in clusters of about 50 together. The flowers are masses of tiny white flowers about 6mm in diameter borne between August and November. It is a very attractive shrub attracting many birds and insects to the garden. It  is often used in flower arrangements and lasts very long in them. They are drought and frost resistant. The berries borne in summer attract birds.

Asparagus macowanii can be an attractive feature near a pond, in mixed borders or in mass planting as a groundcover. It does well in a container, in a rockery or on a retaining wall. The flowers attracts bees and butterflies.

Hardiness
Hardy
Position
Sun
Water Requirements
Water wise
Evergreen
Evergreen
Growth Rate
Fast
Flowering Time
Summer
Flower Colour
White
Shape
Clump forming
Soil
Loam
Plant Size
1m
Region
Eastern Cape, KwaZulu-Natal, Mpumalanga
Habitat
Along rivers, rocky places, dry forests.
Grown by Wildflower Nursery
Yes

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