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Plant Habit: Grass/Grass-like
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Partial or Dappled Shade
Partial Shade to Full Shade
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 8b -9.4 °C (15 °F) to -6.7 °C (20 °F)
Flowers: Inconspicuous
Flower Color: White
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Flower Time: Summer
Underground structures: Rhizome
Suitable Locations: Houseplant
Uses: Suitable as Annual
Propagation: Seeds: Will not come true from seed
Propagation: Other methods: Division
Containers: Suitable in 1 gallon
Suitable in 3 gallon or larger
Suitable for hanging baskets
Needs excellent drainage in pots
Awards and Recognitions: RHS AGM

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Common names
  • Foxtail Fern
  • Myers Asparagus
Also sold as:
  • Asparagus 'Meyersii'
  • Asparagus Myersii
  • Asparagus Meyeri

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Location: Cisco, Tx (between Dallas and Abilene)
Date: 2017-03-07
Location: Mercer Botanical Garden  Houston, Tx
Date: 2014-05-19
Location: In my garden, Falls Church, VA
Date: 2017-08-31
Location: Coastal San Diego County 
Date: 2019-01-17
Location: Bogie Lake Greenhouse, White Lake, MI
Date: 2016-07-15
Location: Temple, Texas
Date: 2019-09-05
Second season. Lives in semi-outdoor atrium year round.
Location: My garden in N E Pa. 
Date: 2012-06-06
Location: Fairfax, VA
Variegated. Regret not getting it lol
Location: In our garden - San Joaquin County, CA
Date: 2017-07-12 - Summer
first time blooms from our foxtail fern
Location: Mercer Botanical Garden  Houston, Tx
Date: 2014-05-19
Location: Pismo Beach CA
Date: 2018-01-28
Photo by sedumzz
Location: West Jordan, Utah, United States
Date: 2018-10-11

Date: 2013-04-29
Location: Suburban Denver, Colorado
Date: 2012-06-17
The bloom on my Foxtail Fern
Location: Jacksonville, Florida
Date: 2009-08-29

Date: 2014-01-28

Date: 2014-01-28
Location: In my garden, Falls Church, VA
Date: 2017-08-31
Location: Malta Botanical Garden
Date: 2022-09-06
Location: Coastal San Diego County 
Date: 2019-01-17
Location: Bogie Lake Greenhouse, White Lake, MI
Date: 2016-07-15
Location: Bogie Lake Greenhouse, White Lake, MI
Date: 2016-07-15
Location: Bogie Lake Greenhouse, White Lake, MI
Date: 2016-07-15

Date: 2015-02-24

Date: 2013-09-12

Date: 2013-09-12

Date: 2013-09-12

Date: 2013-09-12
Location: In my garden - San Joaquin County, CA
Date: 2016-11-07- Fall season
My newly repotted foxtail fern
Location: Fairfax, VA | April, 2023
Date: 2023-04-29

Date: 2012-12-29

Date: 2012-12-29
Location: Green Acres Garden Center, Citrus Heights, CA
Date: Apr 5, 2012

Date: 2013-04-29
Photo by Plantomaniac08
Photo by Plantomaniac08
Location: Kitchen hosta garden - morning sun only.
Date: 2014-10-20
Coming in for the winter.
Location: Kitchen hosta garden - morning sun only.
Date: 2014-10-20
Location: Kitchen hosta garden - morning sun only.
Date: 2014-10-20
Location: Kitchen hosta garden - morning sun only.
Date: 2014-10-20
Clearly in need of some TLC, re-potting, more light and food!

Date: 2013-10-16

Date: 2014-01-28
Location: Bogie Lake Greenhouse, White Lake, MI
Date: 2016-07-15
Location: In our garden - San Joaquin County, CA
Date: 07Nov2016- Fall Season
Roots of foxtail fern as seen during repotting time

Photo courtesy of Proven Winners
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Location: Longwood gardens , PA
Date: 2021-06
conservatory

Date: 2015-02-24

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Comments:
  • Posted by tabbycat (Youngsville, LA - Zone 9b) on Oct 21, 2018 12:57 PM concerning plant:
    I am enjoying watching young plants I started from seeds this spring. I collected the seeds late last fall when I saw the earlier green pea-size pods had turned black in our Taco Bell flower bed. I let them dry completely over winter indoors. They had shrunk to 1/2 the original size and were hard when I soaked them overnight and planted them in April 2018. By June 1st I started getting sprouts. It's mid Oct. and they are 3 to 4" tall.
  • Posted by tabbycat (Youngsville, LA - Zone 9b) on Jul 20, 2018 9:24 AM concerning plant:
    I collected red to black seeds in March 2018 from plants in my daughter's yard. After they completely dried up for 3 months, I sowed 12 seeds on June 22. It's July 20 and today I found a 2" sprout and 2 more breaking through the soil. This happened overnight as I've checked daily, anticipating sprouts any day. I'm thrilled to have babies of this nice plant that does very well year around here in zone 9. I will report more progress in a month.
  • Posted by terrafirma (NE. FL. - Zone 9a) on Aug 22, 2014 12:12 PM concerning plant:
    Most of the ornamental asparagus varieties attain the greenest leaves in partial sun/shade, and the Myers is no exception. In fact, this plant will yellow in dense shade. It needs a very well drained soil. Adding peat or bark to the mix is a plus. These plants can survive periods of neglect because they have very fleshy roots, but they will really do best with regular watering. They will also perform best with a balanced fertilizer in the spring, and I've found that they do much better for me in containers. They have very dense needle-like leaves on stiff stems reaching about 2 ft. They will survive a light frost, but severe cold may kill them back to the ground.
Plant Events from our members
tarev On November 7, 2016 Potted up
repotted and positioned near northeast side of the garden, closer to the house, in shady side
tarev On November 6, 2016 Obtained plant
Purchased from Alden Lane Nursery-Livermore, CA
markcee On May 18, 2018 Obtained plant
tabbycat On March 5, 2022 Transplanted
Was root bound til I had to cut old pot but put in a spacious new pot
tabbycat On May 11, 2021 Miscellaneous Event
a nice 15"x 15" plant
tabbycat On October 23, 2018 Plant emerged
Several starter plants
tabbycat On June 23, 2018 Seeds sown
SuperHappyCamper On July 3, 2021 Obtained plant
Purchased at Port Royal, S.C. farmer's market
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