WILD FLOWERS 008
Asparagus aphyllus
Mediterranean Wild Asparagus · Spraġ salvaġġ
No one notices the tiny flowers; people only see the sharp thorns.
| Series | Wild Flowers of Malta |
| Encounter | 25 Oct 2025 · Triq San Martin, Mgarr, Malta |
| Created | 2025 |
| Medium | Digital painting |
| Dimensions | Adjustable |
About the Plant
Asparagus aphyllus
Known locally as spraġġ xewwieki, this indigenous Mediterranean asparagus grows in rocky ground, steppe, valley sides and disturbed places across Malta. Its tiny cream-coloured flowers appear in autumn among clusters of sharply pointed cladodes, later giving way to dark berries.
* Botanical information referenced from Stephen Mifsud’s Online Flora of the Maltese Islands ( MaltaWildPlants.com ).
Available as a signed archival pigment print