1 What is
1.1 Life Span
1.2 Type
Grass
Bulb or Corm or Tuber
1.3 Origin
Africa, Southern Asia
South Africa
1.4 Types
Not Available
Asparagus setaceus, Asparagus 'Sprengeri', Asparagus meyeri
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
1.5 Habitat
Floodplains, meadows, Riverbanks
Moist Soils
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
1.8 Sunset Zone
1.9 Habit
Clump-Forming
Arching/Fountain-shaped
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
90.00 cm60.96 cm
0.54
3900
2.1.2 Minimum Width
90.00 cm121.92 cm
0.1
6350
2.2 Plant Color
2.2.1 Flower Color
2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
2.2.3 Fruit Color
Not Available
Red, Orange Red
2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
Dark Green
Green, Lime Green
2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
Orange, Light Yellow, Gold, Brown, Bronze
Several shades of Green
2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter
Orange, Light Yellow, Gold, Brown, Bronze
Light Green
2.3 Shape
2.3.1 Leaf Shape
2.4 Thorns
3 Season
3.1 Plant Season
Summer, Fall
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
3.2 Growing Conditions
3.2.1 Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Partial Sun, Partial shade
3.2.2 Growth Rate
3.2.3 Type of Soil
3.2.4 The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
3.2.5 Soil Drainage
3.2.6 Bloom Time
Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall
Summer
3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
3.3 Tolerances
4 Care
4.1 Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
Container, Ground, Pot
4.2 How to Plant?
Divison, Seedlings
Divison, Seedlings
4.3 Plant Maintenance
4.4 Watering Plants
4.4.1 Watering Requirements
Requires regular watering
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
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
4.5.2 Soil Type
4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
4.6 Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Partial Sun, Partial shade
4.7 Pruning
Remove dead or diseased plant parts
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
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Balanced garden plant fertilizer, fertilize in fall, fertilize in spring
4.9 Pests and Diseases
4.10 Plant Tolerance
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
Not Available
Bees, Birds, Butterflies, Hummingbirds
5.12 Allergy
Asthma
Abdominal pain, Dermatitis, Diarrhea, Skin irritation, Skin rash, Toxic, Vomiting
6 Benefits
6.1 Uses
6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
Hanging Basket, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes
6.1.2 Beauty Benefits
Not Available
Not Available
6.1.3 Edible Uses
6.1.4 Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification, Provides ground cover
6.2 Plant Benefits
6.2.1 Medicinal Uses
No Medicinal Use
Not Available
6.2.2 Part of Plant Used
6.2.3 Other Uses
Used as Ornamental plant
Container, useful as a ground cover
6.3 Used As Indoor Plant
6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
6.5 Garden Design
Container, Hedges, Mixed Border, Screening / Wind Break
Container, Groundcover, Hanging Basket, Houseplant, Tropical
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
MISCANTHUS sacchariflorus
ASPARAGUS densiflorus 'Sprengeri Compacta'
7.2 Common Name
Amur Silvergrass
Asparagus Fern, Compact Asparagus Fern, Sprenger's Asparagus Fern
7.2.1 In Hindi
Amur Silvergrass
Asparagus Fern Plant
7.2.2 In German
Amur Schilf
Spargel Farnanlage
7.2.3 In French
Amur silvergrass
Asperges Fern Plante
7.2.4 In Spanish
Amur silvergrass
Planta del helecho de espárragos
7.2.5 In Greek
Amur Silvergrass
Σπαράγγια Fern Plant
7.2.6 In Portuguese
Amur Silvergrass
Espargos Planta Fern
7.2.7 In Polish
Amur Silvergrass
Szparagi Fern roślin
7.2.8 In Latin
Amur Silvergrass
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, Commelinids, Monocots
Angiosperms, Monocots
8.8 Tribe
Not Available
Not Available
8.9 Subfamily
Panicoideae
Asparagoideae
8.10 Number of Species