About Asparagus falcatus L.
Asparagus falcatus L., commonly called Sicklethorn, Large Forest Asparagus, Imblekazana, or Doringtou, is a large, thorny climbing species in the Asparagus genus. It is indigenous to South Africa and Mozambique, and frequently cultivated as a security hedge in southern Africa. Within South Africa, this climbing creeper is native to the forests of the Eastern Cape and KwaZulu-Natal, and it also grows in neighboring Mozambique. This fast-growing climbing plant can be cultivated in heavily shaded areas of a garden, and it also tolerates partial sun. It prefers moist growing locations, but mature established plants can tolerate some drought. When planted along a fence that it can climb through, it forms an effective security hedge. It can be easily propagated from seed, and it can also be grown from cuttings or truncheons.
