Semele androgyna (L.) Kunth

• Common Name: Climbing Butchers Broom
• Family: Asparagaceae Juss.

• Country of Origin: Canary Islands
• Habitat:

• Description: Evergreen climber shrub. Cladode glabrous, dark green, ovate-lanceolate, 5-10 cm long, acuminate, leathery, at the axils of the leaves which are reduced to unconspicuous scales. Yellowish small flowers in fascicule on the surface or on the margin of the cladode. Fruit globose about 1 cm across.

• Culture: Online information indicates this species grows native in wet, peaty soils in semi-shade. Our tests show best growth in well-drained cactus mix, allowing to dry between watering with regular fertility.

  Soil tests (Aug '05 - March '07):
  Cactus Mix - best - good vegetative growth, good root system
  Peat-Lite - marginal - roots healthy, but not as well developed, limited top growth
  Rich Sandy Loam - good root growth, intermediate top growth
  Regular Soil - moderate root system, but not as healthy as CM/RSL - intermediate top growth.

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Accession Data:

• Accession # 200400265
• Source: Greg Anderson
• Provenance: GJA # 4769 - collected at the experimental garden of the botanical garden of Puerto de la Cruz, Tenerife, Canary Is, Spain. May 2004 -- with Gabriel Bernardello and Mona Anderson
• Accession Date: 11-09-2004
• Bench: 2105 - MED:Canary Islands
• Qty: 4 confirmed on 01-29-2013

Classification:

• Division: Magnoliophyta
• Class: Liliopsida
• SubClass: monocots
• Order: Asparagales
• SubOrder:
• Family: Asparagaceae
• SubFamily: Nolinoideae
• Tribe:
• SubTribe:

References:

Bihrm ann's Caudiciforms Plant Kaleidoscope - {photo & description used with permission}

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