Last week, I mentioned how common names can be confusing. A good example is the asparagus fern. Despite its common name, these plants are not ferns. Asparagus ferns will flower and produce fruit ...

The foxtail fern (Asparagus densiflorus ‘Myers’), also known as bottlebrush fern, is a relative of culinary asparagus but isn’t edible. The plant is toxic to cats. The new shoots look like extra-thin ...