African Broom Asparagus

Asparagus virgatus

Inclusion rationale

Why did we include this species on our website? Because it was mentioned in the following source(s):

• Egoli Granite Grassland species list, with plants recommended for landscaping

Features data

The following sources have provided data on features for this species.

Source document	Features
PlantZAfrica Jan. 1, 2026, 8:31 a.m.	Good potplant Easy to grow Attractive Medicinal Useful Semi-shade Shade Shrub Soil: loam Soil: sandy Color data Flowering data
Egoli Granite Grassland species list, with plants recommended for landscaping May 22, 2026, 11:31 p.m.	Birds Grazers/browsers Good garden plant Attractive Medicinal Useful Semi-shade Shade Perennial Egoli Granite Grassland

Photo credits

You can see the credits underneath each photo of the species pages as well. Credits, in order of appearance:

• (c) Geoff Nichols, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Geoff Nichols source
• (c) Wynand Uys, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Wynand Uys source
• (c) Wynand Uys, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Wynand Uys source
• (c) Tony Rebelo, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), uploaded by Tony Rebelo source