Smilax aspera

Smilax aspera subsp. var.

Habit:		vine-climber
Height:	⇕	to
Width:	⇔	to
	10ft	24in
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Width:	⇔	warning.png"" cannot be used as a page name in this wiki. to 24 in
Lifespan:	⌛
Origin:	✈
Poisonous:	☠
Bloom:	❀	early summer, mid summer, late summer

Exposure:	☼	sun
Water:	◍
Features:	✓	evergreen, flowers
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Minimum Temp:	☃	°Fwarning.png"°F" is not a number.
USDA Zones:		9 to 10
Sunset Zones:
Flower features:	❀

aspera

var.

, L.

Rough Bindweed (Smilax aspera) is a species of flowering vine in the greenbriar family, Smilacaceae. It is native to Africa, Europe, Southwest Asia, and South Asia.^[1]

Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
Smilax aspera, Linn. A half-hardy shrub often somewhat scandent, unarmed or with spines : lvs. ovate-deltoid or lanceolate, 1 1/2- 6 in. long, usually blotched with white, 5-9-nerved: fls. white, sweet-scented, in many-fld. umbels: berries 1/4 in. thick, usually 3-seeded, shining red. S. Eu. to India. Var. mauritanica, Gren. & Godr. A more robust form with larger lvs. and fewer spines. Canaries, S. Eu., N. Afr. ^CH The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

Cultivation

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