Botanical Name: Asplenium bulbiferum
Common Name: Mother fern Type of Plant: fern: perennial Habit of Growth: Overall Shape upright, arching, delicate-looking lacy fern arising from a rosette; foliage is yellow-green with very dark mid-rib and petioles Height to 4' Spread to 4' Growth Rate moderate Environment: Exposure in/out prefers shade; needs bright light, high humidity indoors Soil prefers a peat-based potting soil Hardiness some frost outdoors, zones 15-17, 20-24 Morphology: Leaves twice-to three times pinnately compound leaves; pinnae to 1' long waxy and smooth; plantlets form over upper leaf surface on mature plants Flowers none Fruit sori oblong, dark brown, narrow and about 1/2" long Propagation: plantlets from leaves, spore Usage: used mostly in tropical landscaped under shady patios, in containers or raised planters; can be hard to grow indoors Landscape Care: Watering likes regular watering, does not like dry conditions Fertilizing balanced, half-strength, monthly during warm season Pruning remove dead fronds Pests/Diseases snails, slugs, scale Special Conditions/Other Origin: New Zealand Family: Polypodiaceae Notes: |
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