Last week, I mentioned how common names can be confusing. A good example is the asparagus fern. Despite its common name, these plants are not ferns.

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Asparagus ferns will flower and produce fruit ... Stylist: Asparagus fern care: struggling to keep your plant from turning yellow? Here’s what you need to know Keeping these delicate plants happy can be pretty tricky. Here’s how to give your asparagus fern everything it needs to thrive.

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Asparagus ferns may be best known for their airy, delicate foliage and ... Asparagus fern care: struggling to keep your plant from turning yellow? Here’s what you need to know The name “asparagus fern” is a strange jumble of terms. These plants are neither ferns nor edible vegetables. Although not even distantly related to ferns, asparagus ferns are, however, actually ...

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If there's one houseplant my visitors always point out, it's my asparagus fern. Its soft fronds make a magnificent display in my living room and it grew so large it started to trail like a cascading ... Houseplant? Annual? Perennial? Invasive?

All the above? Native to coastal areas of South Africa, asparagus fern (Asparagus densiflorus), grows in shady, sandy sites as a sprawling shrub. It was ... Asparagus fern isn’t a fern: It’s related to the edible asparagus.