climbing asparagus fern
Asparagus setaceus
RHS AGM 1993
USDA zones9 to 12
SunHandles partial sun to partial shade
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
Size10 to 20 feet tall2 to 3 feet wide
- Growth rate
- Rapid
- Habit
- Arching
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer, autumn, winter
- Bloom color
- White
- Foliage color
- Green
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay, chalk
- Soil pH
- Acid, neutral, alkaline
Garden uses
Notes
Climbing asparagus fern (Asparagus setaceus) is a houseplant for containers, specimen display, and shade gardens. It grows outdoors year-round in USDA zone 9 and warmer, down to about 20°F (-7°C). In colder areas, grow it as a houseplant or bring it indoors for winter. This plant likes part sun or part shade and average to moist soil of most types. It grows fast and stays evergreen, with arching green stems. It also bears white blooms.
Pairs well with Blue star fern, Endless Summer hydrangea, and Dragon Wing Red begonia.
Native range
Europe, Middle East, Central Asia, Asia, and 7 more places. See all 11
Europe, Middle East, Central Asia, Asia, Altay, Corse, Krasnoyarsk, Krym, Sicilia, Türkiye, and Xinjiang.