Family: Asparagaceae

Song of India is a clump-forming shrub with multiple branches and an upright, rounded form. Gently arching branches are tightly packed with spirally arranged leaves. Green and bordered with yellow, each narrow leaf has a pointed tip. Blooming in the Spring, small, clustered flowers are extremely fragrant, especially at night. The growth rate is moderate, song of India reaches 15 feet at maturity. It is utility-friendly, pest-free, and drops no leaf litter. 

Song of India is a popular landscaping plant in Hawaii. It does best in part sun but will grow in full sun.

Plant Uses:

• Container plant
• Fragrant
• Hedge
• Indoor plant
• Lei flower
• Ornamental
• Privacy / screening

Plant Dangers:

• No dangers

High Risk Traits:

• Thrives in tropical climates
  
• Shade-tolerant
  
• Tolerates many soil types
  
• Forms thick stands in Aldabra Atoll
  
• Fleshy-fruited. Seeds, if produced, adapted for dispersal by frugivorous animals
  
• Able to spread vegetatively
  
• Able to tolerate and resprout from pruning

Low Risk Traits:

• No reports of invasiveness or naturalization
  
• Unarmed (no spines, thorns or burrs)
  
• Palatable foliage
  
• Ornamental
  
• Slow growth rate
  
• Seed set may be low or absent in cultivation