What is Ming Fern?
The Ming Fern is a permanent evergreen ferns with strong, woody stems and bright emerald green bushes. It is a resistant plant that grows 4 to 6 feet tall (1.2 to 1.8 meters), but can also be used as a bonsai plant or for other ornaments. The fern Ming is known under the botanical names asparagus macowanii and asparragus retrofractus . Common names for the plant include Ming Asparagus Fern, Zigzag shrub and pom poma asparagus fern.
Ming Ferns has fluffy green tufts made of small, fine needles similar to leaves. Custots are not leaves, but Cladodes that are flattened branches that resemble leaves. The tufts cover wooden, rigid branches that are usually gray. Ferly produces small, white or almost white flowers that bloom in clusters from early spring to the end of summer. If they are pollinated, the flowers can produce small, dark fruit. The cagists should take care of them to avoid sharp spines of fern, which can cause injury.
Garders appreciate Ming Fern for its durability and disease resistance. The plant does equally well in conditions from the sun to a full shadow, although too much sun can lead to yellow or brown leaves. Ming Ferns, a native of arid areas of South Africa, are known for the high tolerance to the drought and require very little water.
Ming Fern has three primary use: as a garden plant, as an internal plant and as part of flower arrangements. In the garden, Ming Ferns adapts well to different attic conditions and can also function nicely as a border plant. It develops a large root system with tubers, which allows to survive conditions from drought to heavy rain. Other gardeners prefer Ming growing in a container to prevent growth too high.
ferns also flourishes like an inner plant. One of the popular use of ferns inside is forBonsai, practice of growing a miniature tree. The fern, which was maintained small for bonsai, resembles Sameni pine. As in the garden, the ferns adapts to different conditions of light, water and soil in the interior.
Ming Fern often plays a supportive role in flower arrangements, as its cut branches can take seven to 10 days. Ming Ferns are considered to be a decorative filler in the arrangements of flowers and the plant is also ideal for filling in Boutonnier, corsets and table tops.
Despite its name, Ming Fern is not a real fern. He is a member of the Lily family and one of the more than 400 asparagus plants. Although known as one of the asparagus ferns, Ming Ferns are not firs, nor are it vegetables. The nickname Asparagus Fern comes from both the Ming Fern and its similarity to the seedlings to asparagus stems.