Re:Filler plants/Asparagus fern warning

>Do you have a picture of this horrible fern?  I have a small plant that has
>been called Asparagus fern I am wondering if I will have this problem as well.

No, I don't have any pictures, I bet it would be easy to find one on the
internet, however.  The plant looks very much like asparagus -- long
feathery wand-like branches.  All grow like a spray from a single center
which makes it a good hanging basket.  The ones I'm familiar have "fronds"
that are maybe 2 - 3 ft long.

Nan

>>>Jim
>>>Asparagus fern looks nice. Also, variegated vinca and spike plants. I use
>>>them regularly as fillers with my plants in hanging baskets.
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>>I missed this one first time around -- in Southern California, Asparagus
>>fern is a terrible problem.  It spreads and self-seeds freely.  The plants
>>start out nice and soft, but as they age, they grow thorns so you end up
>>with huge massess of thorny plants that are nearly impossible to eradicate.
>>Even plants grown in baskets drop their red seeds which germinate on the
>>spot and send up new plants.   Use it sparingly!
>>
>>Nan
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>>Sunset zone 24, USDA hardiness zone 10b or 11
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