Asparagus densiflorus

• Asparagus densiflorus is commonly known as Sprenger's asparagus fern. With mounded, fluffy green fronds growing 2 to 3 feet long, the U.S. Department of Agricultural (USDA) calls the plant a "subshrub."
  
  

Asparagus plumosus

• Asparagus plumosus is a twining vine that has feathery-leaved stems that look to many like ferns. Its appearance lends itself to floral arrangements.
  
  

Asparagus cochinchinensis

• Asparagus cochinchinensis grows in fluffy twining clumps. Plants for a Future gives the plant a 3 out of 5 rating in both its edibility and medicinal use. This plant is used in traditional Chinese medicine.
  
  

Asparagus denudatus

• The name of Asparagus denudatus might clue you in to its appearance---it has few needles, instead growing as a maze of attractive stems.
  
  

Asparagus verticilliatus

• Asparagus verticilliatus is a climber that stretches upward to about 15 feet, then hangs down in weeping aspect. It produces scented flowers in spring and red berries in summer.
  
  

Asparagus setaceus

• Asparagus setaceus is the common asparagus fern, recognizable to many as an indoor potted plant. It has dark green twining foliage and produces white flowers.