Life Span
Perennial
Annual
Type
Fern
Fern
Origin
Europe
South America, Southern Africa, India, Australia, New Zealand
Types
Asplenium nidus, Asplenium trichomanes, Asplenium rutamuraria
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Number of Varieties
70030
0
40000
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Habitat
Shady Edge, Woodland Garden Dappled Shade
Bog Garden, Boggy areas, Swamps
USDA Hardiness Zone
6-88-11
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
8-6
12-8
Sunset Zone
-
H1, H2, 14, 15, 16, 17, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Rosette/Stemless
Upright/Erect
Plant Size
Minimum Height
20.00 cm45.70 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
20.00 cm60.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
-
-
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Yellow green
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Yellow green
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Yellow green
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Yellow green
Dark Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Narrow
Odd Pinnate
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Shade, Partial shade
Full Shade, Partial shade
Growth Rate
Medium
Medium
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam
The pH of Soil
Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
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Fall, Spring, Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
-
-
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
Ground
How to Plant?
Spores
By dividing rhizomes, tubers
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs
Requires regular watering
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Shade, Partial Sun
Full Shade, Partial shade
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts
Prune for size control
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, fertilize in summer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Does not require fertilizer once established
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Pests and diseases free, Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
-
Shade areas, Variety of soil types
Flowers
✔
✘
✔
✘
Flower Petal Number
Single
Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Bold
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Butterflies
Aphids, Deers, Scale Insects
Allergy
Toxic
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Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
Borders, Formal Garden, Ground Cover
Beauty Benefits
Good for skin and hair
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Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification, Provides ground cover
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Astringent, Cholagogue, Diaphoretic, Diuretic, Expectorant, Vulnerary
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Part of Plant Used
Leaves
Whole plant
Other Uses
Cosmetics, Used as Ornamental plant, useful as a ground cover
useful as a ground cover
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Foundation, Mixed Border
Container, Cutflower, Foundation, Groundcover, Houseplant, Mixed Border, Tropical
Botanical Name
ASPLENIUM scolopendrium
RUMOHRA adiantiformis
Common Name
Hart’s Tongue Fern
leatherleaf fern
leathery shieldfern
iron fern
7-weeks-fern
climbing shield fern
In Hindi
Burnt Weed
Plant
leatherleaf
In German
Burnt Weed
Pflanze
Leatherleaf
In French
Weed Burnt
Plante
Leatherleaf
In Spanish
Weed quemado
Planta
leatherleaf
In Greek
Burnt ζιζανίων
Φυτό
Leatherleaf
In Portuguese
Weed Burnt
Plantar
leatherleaf
In Polish
spalony Weed
Roślina
Leatherleaf
In Latin
Holocaustum Weed
planta
Leatherleaf
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Pteridophyta
Tracheophyta
Class
Filicopsida
Polypodiopsida
Order
Polypodiales
Polypodiales
Family
Aspleniaceae
Dryopteridaceae
Genus
Asplenium
Rumohra
Clade
Eupolypods II
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Tribe
-
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Subfamily
-
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Number of Species
70050
1
27800
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