Life Span
Perennial
Type
Fern
Origin
Hawaii, Middle Africa, Southern Asia, Polynesia
Types
Asplenium trichomanes, Asplenium scolopendrium, Asplenium rutamuraria
Number of Varieties
700
Rank: 17 (Overall)
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40000
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Habitat
Terrestrial, tropical environments
USDA Hardiness Zone
10-11
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99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-3
Sunset Zone
H2, 23, 24
Habit
Upright/Erect
Plant Size
Minimum Height
120.00 cm
Rank: 92 (Overall)
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3900
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Minimum Width
90.00 cm
Rank: 85 (Overall)
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6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
-
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Yellow green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Yellow green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Yellow green
Leaf Color in Winter
Green, Yellow green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Narrow
Thorns
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No - Fern Garden Plants has it !
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Bright Indirect Sunlight, Indirect sunlight
Growth Rate
Fast
Type of Soil
Loam
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Bloom Time
-
Repeat Bloomer
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No - Fern Garden Plants has it !
Tolerances
-
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Spores
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Do Not over Water, Keep ground moist, Reduce watering in winter
In Summer
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Type
Loam
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Bright Indirect Sunlight, Indirect sunlight
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Balanced liquid fertilizer, fertilize every 2-3 weeks while growing, fertilize in spring, fertilize in summer, Put diluted fertilizers
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Flowers
✔
✘
No - Fern Garden Plants has it !
Flower Petal Number
Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
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No - Fern Garden Plants has it !
Edible Fruit
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No - Fern Garden Plants has it !
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
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No - Fern Garden Plants has it !
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
No - Fern Garden Plants has it !
Fragrant Leaf
✔
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2% - Fern Garden Plants
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
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No - Fern Garden Plants has it !
Showy Foliage
✔
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98% - Fern Garden Plants have it !
Showy Bark
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2% - Fern Garden Plants
Foliage Texture
Coarse
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
Evergreen
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5% - Fern Garden Plants
Invasive
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No - Fern Garden Plants has it !
Self-Sowing
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25% - Fern Garden Plants have it !
Attracts
Hummingbirds
Allergy
Toxic
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
Edible Uses
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64% - Fern Garden Plants have it !
Environmental Uses
Air purification, Indoor Air Purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
General weakness in children, Mouth Sores
Part of Plant Used
-
Other Uses
Used as Ornamental plant
Used As Indoor Plant
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41% - Fern Garden Plants have it !
Used As Outdoor Plant
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All - Fern Garden Plants have it !
Garden Design
Container, Feature Plant, Hanging Basket, Houseplant, Rock Garden, Wall, Tropical
Botanical Name
ASPLENIUM nidus
Common Name
Birds Nest Fern, Pakpak-lauin
In Hindi
घोंसला फ़र्न
पौधा
In German
Vogelnest Farn
Pflanze
In French
Nest Fern Bird
Plante
In Spanish
Helecho nido de pájaro
Planta
In Greek
Φωλιά του Πουλιού Fern
Φυτό
In Portuguese
Fern do ninho do pássaro
Plantar
In Polish
Ptasie Gniazdo Fern
Roślina
In Latin
Bird 's Nest Fern
planta
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Pteridophyta
Class
Filicopsida
Order
Polypodiales
Family
Aspleniaceae
Genus
Asplenium
Clade
-
Tribe
-
Subfamily
-
Number of Species
700
Rank: 36 (Overall)
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27800
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