Accession Data

Semele androgyna

Common Name: Climbing Butchers Broom

Family: Asparagaceae

Country of Origin: Canary Islands

Description: Evergreen climber shrub. Cladode glabrous, dark green, ovate-lanceolate, 5-10 cm long, acuminate, leathery, at the axils of the leaves which are reduced to unconspicuous scales. Yellowish small flowers in fascicule on the surface or on the margin of the cladode. Fruit globose about 1 cm across.

Accession Data

USDA Zone: 9-10

Accession #: 200400265

Accession Date: 2004-11-09 00:00:00

Bloom Status: 🪴 Not Flowering

Location: 2105

Quantity: 3

Source: Greg Anderson

Provenance: GJA # 4769 - collected at the experimental garden of the botanical garden of Puerto de la Cruz, Tenerife, Canary Is, Spain. May 2004 -- with Gabriel Bernardello and Mona Anderson

Culture: Online information indicates this species grows native in wet, peaty soils in semi-shade. Our tests show best growth in well-drained cactus mix, allowing to dry between watering with regular fertility.

Soil tests (Aug '05 - March '07):
Cactus Mix - best - good vegetative growth, good root system
Peat-Lite - marginal - roots healthy, but not as well developed, limited top growth
Rich Sandy Loam - good root growth, intermediate top growth
Regular Soil - moderate root system, but not as healthy as CM/RSL - intermediate top growth.

Classification

Division: Magnoliophyta

Class: Liliopsida

Subclass: monocots

Order: Asparagales

Family: Asparagaceae

SubFamily: Nolinoideae

Tribe: Rusceae

Flowering Data:

This accession has been observed in bloom on:
Year Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
2025
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References

  1. Semele androgyna at Bihrmann's Caudiciforms
  2. Plant Kaleidoscope - {photo & description used with permission}
  3. The Plant List (2013). Version 1.1. Last accessed on Friday, August 05, 2016.
  4. WCSP (2016). World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Facilitated by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Last accessed on Friday, August 05, 2016.
  5. Angiosperm Phylogeny Website at MoBot. Last accessed on Tuesday, 03 December, 2019.

Images

Semele androgyna