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Asparagus aethiopicus 'Sprengeri': Sprenger Asparagus Fern

Keighly Graves , Wendy Wilber , Tom Wichman, Claire Lewis , Gail Hansen, andRyan Klein

Release Date: 4/26/2026

DOI: 10.32473/EDIS-fp051-1999

Agriculture

Abstract

Sprenger asparagus fern has a spreading growth habit and produces inconspicuous fragrant flowers and showy red berries. It may be used in a mass planting or groundcover, in a container or above-ground planter, as a border, cascading down a wall, used in hanging baskets, or may be grown indoors.

About this Publication

This document is FPS051, one of a series of the Department of Environmental Horticulture, UF/IFAS Extension. Original publication date October 1999. Revised August 2018, June 2022, and December 2025. Visit the Ask IFAS website at https://ask.ifas.ufl.edu/ for the currently supported version of this publication.

How to Cite

Gilman, E., Klein, R. W., & Hansen, G. (2018). Asparagus densiflorus “Sprengeri” Sprengeri Asparagus Fern. EDIS, 2018(5). https://doi.org/10.32473/edis-fp051-1999