Smilax pumila prophouse-fall-2026 and deserved

and deserved

is a low evergreen shrub of the asparagus family

prominently veined leaves set off the flowers

and then we can move on to the more interesting parts

Smilax pumila prophouse-fall-2026 and deservedDwarf greenbrier is the gentlest member of a prickly clan. Where most of the greenbriers, the Smilax vines, arm themselves with vicious hooks, Smilax pumila comes up soft and unarmed, a low, scrambling, evergreen groundcover of the Southeastern coastal plain, safe to handle and easy to place. The mottled, arrow shaped leaves hold a quiet, marbled green through the year, and on female plants clusters of bright orange to red berries glow in the winter