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Potted Asplenium Fern Plant - Description
- Potted Fern Plant
- Tongue Leaf Fern / Hart's Tongue Fern
- AKA Bird's Nest Fern
- Asplenium Scolopendrium
- Asplenium scol. 'Angustatum'
- Native to Ireland
- Maidenhair Spleenwort
- Evergreen Fern
- Potted Plant
- Pot Size: 15cm
Potted Asplenium Fern Plant - Characteristics
- Fully Grown Size: 40cm
- Habit: Compact, upright fern
- Short, upright fronds with undulated margins
- No flower, but spores develop on underside of fronds in late Summer
- Sow: All year round
- Hardiness: Hardy
Potted Asplenium Fern Plant - Uses
- Asplenium are an excellent choice for something different in your garden
- Suited to partial shade & full shade.
- Avoid full sun
- Ideal for woodland settings
- Can be grown in containers
- Offer year round interest
- Ferns contrast very well with other garden plants & flowers
- Suited to a modern or contemporary garden
- Position along the front of flower beds
Potted Asplenium Fern Plant - Planting Instructions
- Soak pots in water before sowing
- Choose a location
- Grow in shade or part shade
- Deep, fertile soil that is well drained
- Avoid dry soils
- Spacing: 30 - 50cm apart
- Prepare bed by digging over soil & adding fertilizer or manure
- Dig hole roughly twice the size of the plant pot
- Handle pots with care
- Squeeze side of pots to remove plant
- Firm in well
- Soak soil well after planting
- Feed every 2 to 3 weeks
- Can lift & divide clumps every 3 years
