Sandy said:

Eggs Zachtly wrote:

Sounds like /Asparagus densiflorus/.

Good guess! I haven't noticed this plant flowering or getting
berries, but maybe it has. It seems less lush than the above plant. Less
bushy. It doesn't grow straight up once slender stems get ober 6 inches
or so, unless vining into the gardenia using it for support. Otherwise
the stems fall outwards. (They're very thin. I'd take a digital picture
and post it but I already got rid of the plant! D'oh!) Also, it said
this plant has "weak prickles." These prickles aren't weak except maybe
on the newest shoots that are still young. But the asparagus densiflorus
is close. You could be right. I'm going to look into it more.

Thanks for the feedback.

http://www.mobot.org/gardeninghelp/i...78-0120040.jpg
(picture of asparagus densiflorus for anyone interested)

You haven't said your location, but in the deep south /A. densiflorus/ is
quite a pest. Also, the pic you linked to is of a potted, well cared for
plant. What you're seeing invading your garden will most likely not be as
lush (although, if it's quite rich soil, it may be). And, it's thorns can
be very painful if you get hold of some of the old growth.

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Eggs

-Every snowflake in an avalanche pleads not guilty.