1 What is
1.1 Life Span
1.2 Type
Fruit, Tree
Bulb or Corm or Tuber
1.3 Origin
Not Available
South Africa
1.4 Types
Not Available
Asparagus setaceus, Asparagus 'Sprengeri', Asparagus meyeri
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
1.5 Habitat
Forests, gardens, Hill prairies, Homesteads, Rocky areas, Woodlands
Moist Soils
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
Not Available
Not Available
1.8 Sunset Zone
1.9 Habit
Bushy, Evergreen
Arching/Fountain-shaped
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
800.00 cm60.96 cm
0.54
3900
2.1.2 Minimum Width
400.00 cm121.92 cm
0.1
6350
2.2 Plant Color
2.2.1 Flower Color
Light Green, Lime Green
White
2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
2.2.3 Fruit Color
Green, Light Green
Red, Orange Red
2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
Yellow, Green, Gray Green
Green, Lime Green
2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
Yellow, Green, Gray Green
Several shades of Green
2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter
Yellow, Green, Gray Green
Light Green
2.3 Shape
2.3.1 Leaf Shape
2.4 Thorns
3 Season
3.1 Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
3.2 Growing Conditions
3.2.1 Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Partial Sun, Partial shade
3.2.2 Growth Rate
3.2.3 Type of Soil
3.2.4 The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
3.2.5 Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
3.2.6 Bloom Time
Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall
Summer
3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
3.3 Tolerances
Pollution, Salt, Soil Compaction
Drought
4 Care
4.1 Where to Plant?
Ground
Container, Ground, Pot
4.2 How to Plant?
Seedlings, Stem Cutting, Stem Planting
Divison, Seedlings
4.3 Plant Maintenance
4.4 Watering Plants
4.4.1 Watering Requirements
Keep ground moist, Requires regular watering, Use Mulches to help prevent water loss during hot and windy weather
Average Water Needs, Medium
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
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
4.5.2 Soil Type
4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
4.6 Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Partial Sun, Partial shade
4.7 Pruning
Cut or pinch the stems, Do not prune during shooting season, Remove deadheads
Cut back old stems to the ground, Pinching, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts, Remove deadheads
4.8 Fertilizers
High Potash Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Balanced garden plant fertilizer, fertilize in fall, fertilize in spring
4.9 Pests and Diseases
Bacterial Blight, Foliage-feeding caterpillars, Moth
Red blotch
4.10 Plant Tolerance
Pollution, Salt and Soil Compaction
Drought
5 Facts
5.1 Flowers
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
Caterpillar
Bees, Birds, Butterflies, Hummingbirds
5.12 Allergy
Skin irritation
Abdominal pain, Dermatitis, Diarrhea, Skin irritation, Skin rash, Toxic, Vomiting
6 Benefits
6.1 Uses
6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose
Hanging Basket, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes
6.1.2 Beauty Benefits
Blood purifying, Glowing Skin, Good for skin and hair, Provides herbal hair care, Speed hair growth
Not Available
6.1.3 Edible Uses
6.1.4 Environmental Uses
Air purification, soil stabilisation
Air purification, Provides ground cover
6.2 Plant Benefits
6.2.1 Medicinal Uses
Atherosclerosis, Cancer, Diabetes, Diarrhea, High blood pressure, High cholestrol, Obesity, Vitamin C
Not Available
6.2.2 Part of Plant Used
6.2.3 Other Uses
Making Shampoo, Used for its medicinal properties, Used in herbal medicines
Container, useful as a ground cover
6.3 Used As Indoor Plant
6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
6.5 Garden Design
Cottage garden
Container, Groundcover, Hanging Basket, Houseplant, Tropical
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
Phyllanthus emblica
ASPARAGUS densiflorus 'Sprengeri Compacta'
7.2 Common Name
Indian Gooseberry, Amla , Awala
Asparagus Fern, Compact Asparagus Fern, Sprenger's Asparagus Fern
7.2.1 In Hindi
आमला
Asparagus Fern Plant
7.2.2 In German
Stachelbeere
Spargel Farnanlage
7.2.3 In French
Groseille à maquereau
Asperges Fern Plante
7.2.4 In Spanish
Grosella
Planta del helecho de espárragos
7.2.5 In Greek
Φραγκοστάφυλλο
Σπαράγγια Fern Plant
7.2.6 In Portuguese
Groselha
Espargos Planta Fern
7.2.7 In Polish
Agrest
Szparagi Fern roślin
7.2.8 In Latin
hominem
Asparagus Fern Plant Families
8 Classification
8.1 Kingdom
8.2 Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Vascular plant
8.3 Class
8.4 Order
8.5 Family
8.6 Genus
8.7 Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms, Monocots
8.8 Tribe
Phyllantheae
Not Available
8.9 Subfamily
Not Available
Asparagoideae
8.10 Number of Species