I got a plant from the local nursery today. The stems, culms and leaves are bamboo in configuration, except that they are smaller. The plant is also vining, with a habitus much like an asparagus. Does anybody have an idea what plant this might be? I tried google searches for "asparagus bamboo" but all results(!) return 33 pages of vegetable websites' indexes ".....asparagus, bamboo....."
Thanks in advance!
Frankie
What did the nursery say it was? Bamboo comes in all sizes so how can you say it is smaller than bamboo?
Its those habitus that get you every time.
Go back to where you got it and ask them what it is.
Asparagus is a very large genus but I get the impression your plant might actually be a Ruscus.
You may view some pics here. Sorry if they are a bit dim.
Frankie
Looks like Ruscus aculeatus.
Hello again Cereus-validus and the rest of you guys and gals!
I saw some flower buds days ago and waited for them to open up. Well, they did open up for a few hours early in the evening. White colored, with three petals and three sepals. Around the single stigma is a hairy "cup" (don't know how else to describe it). There is no scent. Sorry about the pics. They were taken at night indoors.
Frankie
Turns out the plant is even more strange than a Ruscus.
The fringed petals show it to be Eustrephus latifolius, the "Wombat Berry" of Australia!!!!
Wow! That's it. Thanks again!
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