1 What is
1.1 Life Span
1.2 Type
Vegetable
Needled or Scaled Evergreen
1.3 Origin
Southern Europe, Mediterranean
North America
1.4 Types
garden asparagus , Sprenger's asparagus fern, White asparagus
Bar Harbour, Andorra Compacta, Blue Forest, Blue Chip, Douglasii, Blue Rug, Glauca, Gold Carpet, Icee Blue, Gold Carpet, J.J. Hughes, Marcellus
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
1.5 Habitat
Loamy soils, Well Drained
Fields, Pastures, Upland soils
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
1.8 Sunset Zone
A1, A2, A3, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
A1, A2, A3, H1, H2, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
1.9 Habit
Not Available
Mat-forming
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
60.00 cm30.00 cm
0.54
3900
2.1.2 Minimum Width
60.00 cm120.00 cm
0.1
6350
2.2 Plant Color
2.2.1 Flower Color
2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
2.2.3 Fruit Color
Yellow green, Orange Red
Gray, Purple
2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Dark Green
Light Green, Blue Green, Olive, Gray Green, Dark Green, Yellow green
2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Purple
Light Green, Blue Green, Olive, Gray Green, Dark Green, Yellow green
2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Purple
Light Green, Blue Green, Olive, Gray Green, Dark Green, Yellow green
2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter
Not Available
Purple, Light Green, Blue Green, Olive, Gray Green, Dark Green, Yellow green
2.3 Shape
2.3.1 Leaf Shape
Lanceolate
Scale-like imbricate
2.4 Thorns
3 Season
3.1 Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
3.2 Growing Conditions
3.2.1 Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade, Full Shade
3.2.2 Growth Rate
3.2.3 Type of Soil
3.2.4 The pH of Soil
Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
3.2.5 Soil Drainage
3.2.6 Bloom Time
Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer
Not Available
3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
3.3 Tolerances
Full Sun, Humidity, Shallow soil
Drought
4 Care
4.1 Where to Plant?
Container, Ground
Container, Ground
4.2 How to Plant?
Stem Cutting
Hardwood Cuttings, Semi-hardwood cuttings, Softwood cuttings, Stem Cutting
4.3 Plant Maintenance
4.4 Watering Plants
4.4.1 Watering Requirements
Keep the Soil well drained, Requires regular watering
Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water, Requires regular watering
4.4.2 In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
4.4.3 In Spring
4.4.4 In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
4.5 Soil
4.5.1 Soil pH
Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
4.5.2 Soil Type
4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
4.6 Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade, Full Shade
4.7 Pruning
Cut away fading foliage
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
4.8 Fertilizers
14-14-14 Fertilizer, 8-8-8, All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, organic fertlizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
4.9 Pests and Diseases
Crown rot, Foliage miners, Fusarium wilt, Leaf rust, Mites, Red blotch, Thripes
Tip blight, Twig blight
4.10 Plant Tolerance
Full Sun, Heat Tolerance, Shallow soil
Drought
5 Facts
5.1 Flowers
Insignificant
Insignificant
5.1.1 Flower Petal Number
5.2 Fruits
5.2.1 Showy Fruit
5.2.2 Edible Fruit
5.3 Fragrance
5.3.1 Fragrant Flower
5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit
5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf
5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem
5.4 Showy Foliage
5.5 Showy Bark
5.6 Foliage Texture
5.7 Foliage Sheen
5.8 Evergreen
5.9 Invasive
5.10 Self-Sowing
5.11 Attracts
Beetles, Bugs, Fishes
Butterflies, Hummingbirds, Wildlife
5.12 Allergy
allergic reaction, Mouth itching, Phytodermatitis, Rhinoconjunctivitis
Not Available
6 Benefits
6.1 Uses
6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Beautification, Showy Purposes
Decorating walls, Ground Cover, slopes
6.1.2 Beauty Benefits
Anti-ageing, Makes Hair Silkier, Promotes healthy skin
Not Available
6.1.3 Edible Uses
6.1.4 Environmental Uses
Indoor Air Purification, Provides ground cover
Air purification
6.2 Plant Benefits
6.2.1 Medicinal Uses
Acne, Anemia, Menstrual Disorders, Nerve pain, Vitamin B, Vitamin E
Diaphoretic, Febrifuge, Kidney problems
6.2.2 Part of Plant Used
6.2.3 Other Uses
Air freshner, Employed in herbal medicine, Leaves are used as mosquito repellent, Used for making wood alcohol
Incense
6.3 Used As Indoor Plant
6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
6.5 Garden Design
Edible, Herb / Vegetable
Container, Edging, Groundcover, Topiary, Bonsai, Espalier
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
ASPARAGUS officinalis 'Jersey Knight'
JUNIPERUS horizontalis
7.2 Common Name
Asparagus, Jersey Knight Asparagus
Creeping Juniper, Horizontal Juniper
7.2.1 In Hindi
7.2.2 In German
Gemüsespargel
Kriech-Wacholder
7.2.3 In French
Asperge
Genévrier rampant
7.2.4 In Spanish
Asparagus
Creeping Juniper
7.2.5 In Greek
σπαράγγι
Creeping Juniper
7.2.6 In Portuguese
Asparagus
Creeping Juniper
7.2.7 In Polish
Szparag lekarski
Jałowiec płożący
7.2.8 In Latin
Asparagus
Creeping Juniper
8 Classification
8.1 Kingdom
8.2 Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Coniferophyta
8.3 Class
8.4 Order
8.5 Family
8.6 Genus
8.7 Clade
Angiosperms, Monocots
Not Available
8.8 Tribe
Not Available
Not Available
8.9 Subfamily
Asparagoideae
Not Available
8.10 Number of Species