| Author: | Carl
Ludwig von Willdenow, 1808 |
| Family: |
ASPARAGACEAE |
| Origin: |
Eswatini,
Ethiopia, Kenya, Lesotho, Malawi, Namibia, South Africa,
Tanzania, Uganda, Zimbabwe |
| Soil: |
Mix |
| Water:
|
Medium |
| Sun: |
Medium |
| Thickness: |
2
Centimetres |
| Height: |
3
Meters |
| Flower:
|
Greenish-White |
| Propagate: |
Seeds/Cuttings |
| Names:
|
Bridal
Creeper, Bridal Veil Creeper, Florists' Smilax |
| Synonyms: |
Medeola asparagoides Linné, 1753.
Hecatris asparagoides Salisbury, 1866.
Asparagus
asparagoides W. Wight,
1909.
Asparagus medeoloides, Carl Peter Thunberg, 1794.
Luzuriaga sewelliae, K.Krause.
Asparagus kuisibensis, Dinter.
Asparagus medeoloides, Thunb.
Dracaena medeoloides L.f.
Elachanthera sewelliae, F.Muell.
Elide asparagoides, Kerguélen.
Myrsiphyllum angustifolium, Willd.
Myrsiphyllum falciforme, Kunth.
Ruscus volubilis, Thunb.
Medeola asparagoides, L.
Medeola latifolia, Salisb. |
This member of the Asparagaceae
family was given this name by Carl Ludwig von Willdenow in
1808. It is found in Eswatini, Ethiopia, Kenya, Lesotho, Malawi,
Namibia, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda and Zimbabwe. It
grows in a well drained soil with some water and some sun. The two centimetres
thick branching rhizomes have numerous tubers. The vines can grow up
to six meters. The flowers are greenish-white.
The genera name means 'leaves
like Myrsine'. The species name means it look like
Asparagus.
This is a winter-grower.
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