Plant in cool coastal sun to pretty deep shade and water occasionally to very little. Hardy to most frosts - was not fazed by temperatures down to 25 F in the winter of 2007 and can go deciduous with color temperatures and sprout back up from the base. The is a fairly drought tolerant plant in the shade and unlike many other asparagus ferns, this species does not have thorns and is actually soft to the touch. It will climb up a short ways on objects but without support makes a dense fine textured arching groundcover or is great as a small container specimen and its foliage makes a nice filler in flower arrangements.

Asparagus declinatus is native to forests of the Western Cape of South Africa where it is an understory to shrubs in the fynbos or coastal scrub or on rocky outcroppings. The name for the genus seems to be from the original Greek word 'asparagos' that was given to the cultivated asparagus and the specific epithet comes from the Latin word 'declino' meaning "to turn aside" or "to turn away" likely in reference to the way this plant arches outward. We have had this plant for many years and have never had it reseed in the nursery or garden, but it has naturalized in some parts of southern Australia. Our plants from Aloe hybridizer John Bleck. 

Information displayed on this page about Asparagus declinatus is based on our research conducted about this plant in our nursery library as well as from information provided by reliable online resources. We also include our own observations made about it as it has grown in the nursery gardens and other gardens visited, as well how the crops of this plant performed in the containers in our nursery field. We will also include comments received from others and welcome hearing from anyone who has information about this plant, particularly if it includes cultural information aiding others to better grow it.