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 ...

Q: Would it be possible for you to identify this plant [pictured]? It looks like a chartreuse bottle brush. I saw it two weeks ago on the Vashon Island garden tour, but the owner of the garden ...

Q–What care does the foxtail asparagus fern need as a house plant? Soon after I brought mine home, several of the fronds turned yellow and dropped needles all over the floor. A–You`ve asked about the ...

Upstaged by showy flowers and leafy tropicals, ferns too often are overlooked when it comes to the garden. Maybe that’s beginning to change. “I think ferns are coming back into popularity,” says Emily ...

Q. Is asparagus fern an annual or a perennial? I have seen them growing outside in warmer places like Charleston, SC, (see photo) but wonder if it was just for the summer. – Gary L., Argo A: This is ...

Re: "Maidenhair turns garden into soothing sea of green," March 20: A reader informs me that aspargus is a perennial, not a fern. The story should have said that maidenhairs can be grouped with many ...