I have no idea what it is! [later IDd by JohnJ as Asparagus acutifolius]

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MikeHardman

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This is quite common, but I have no idea what it is!
it forms an untidy mess, up to perhaps 2m tall,
in flower and fruit now,
quite common in the Polis area (lowland, western Cyprus) but I have no idea elsewhere in Cyprus
« Last Edit: October 26, 2011, 12:19:09 PM by Alisdair »
Mike
Geologist by Uni training, IT consultant, Referee for Viola for Botanical Society of the British Isles, commissioned author and photographer on Viola for RHS (Enc. of Perennials, The Garden, The Plantsman).
I garden near Polis, Cyprus, 100m alt., on marl, but have gardened mainly in S.England

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John J

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Re: this is quite common, but I have no idea what it is!
« Reply #1 on: September 28, 2011, 06:03:24 PM »
Mike, a pure guess but try Asparagus acutifolius.
Cyprus Branch Head. Gardens in a field 40 m above sea level with reasonably fertile clay soil.
"Aphrodite emerged from the sea and came ashore and at her feet all manner of plants sprang forth" John Deacon (13thC AD)

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MikeHardman

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Re: this is quite common [later identified as Asparagus acutifolius by JohnJ]
« Reply #2 on: September 28, 2011, 08:48:16 PM »
Pure guess: spot on!
Confirmed by description in Flora of Cyprus.
Thanks John.
Mike
Geologist by Uni training, IT consultant, Referee for Viola for Botanical Society of the British Isles, commissioned author and photographer on Viola for RHS (Enc. of Perennials, The Garden, The Plantsman).
I garden near Polis, Cyprus, 100m alt., on marl, but have gardened mainly in S.England