Scientific Name:
Asparagus retrofractusProduct Details:
1 gallon size- ships bare-rooted
Asparagus retrofractus 'Ming Fern'- A slow growing perennial. This exquisite evergreen fern grows from 5 to 6 feet tall. Great containers or bonsai plants. Thrives in part sun to shade. Makes an excellent patio or house plant. 'Ming Fern' produces small white flowers in spring and summer. Zones 8 and higher.
Peak Period:Middle Devonian (410 to 360 million years ago) In their prehistoric heyday, ferns dominated landscapes. Many evolved into modern plants, and more than 12,000 species thrive today. From big tree ferns to tiny, wispy strains, they reproduce from spores beneath their fronds, or leaves.