Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Fern
Fruit
Origin
Europe
India, Melanesia
Types
Asplenium nidus, Asplenium trichomanes, Asplenium rutamuraria
Alphonso, Florigon, Jakarta
Number of Varieties
70069
0
40000
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Habitat
Shady Edge, Woodland Garden Dappled Shade
Subtropical climates, Tropical areas
USDA Hardiness Zone
6-810-15
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
8-6
-
Sunset Zone
-
H1, H2, 23, 24
Habit
Rosette/Stemless
Oval or Rounded
Plant Size
Minimum Height
20.00 cm910.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
20.00 cm460.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
-
Yellow, Red
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
Yellow, Gold
Leaf Color in Spring
Yellow green
Dark Green, Bronze
Leaf Color in Summer
Yellow green
Dark Green, Bronze
Leaf Color in Fall
Yellow green
Dark Green, Bronze
Leaf Color in Winter
Yellow green
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Narrow
Acuminate
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Shade, Partial shade
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Medium
Medium
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
-
Early Spring, Winter, Late Winter
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
-
Drought
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
Ground
How to Plant?
Spores
Grafting, Seedlings, Stem Cutting, Transplanting
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs
Over-head 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, Alkaline
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Shade, Partial Sun
Full Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, fertilize in summer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
-
Drought
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
Birds
Allergy
Toxic
bullous cheilitis, contact allergic dermatitis
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
Good for skin and hair
Acne, Promotes Healthy Hair, Removes dandruff
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification, Provides ground cover
Air purification, Food for animals, Food for birds, Shadow Tree
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Astringent, Cholagogue, Diaphoretic, Diuretic, Expectorant, Vulnerary
Digestion problems, Eye Problems, Nutritive
Part of Plant Used
Leaves
Whole plant
Other Uses
Cosmetics, Used as Ornamental plant, useful as a ground cover
Added to salads, Culinary use, Food for animals, Grown for shade
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Foundation, Mixed Border
Container, Edible, Feature Plant, Fruit / Fruit Tree, Tropical
Botanical Name
ASPLENIUM scolopendrium
MANGIFERA indica 'Manila'
Common Name
Hart’s Tongue Fern
Mango, Manila Mango
In Hindi
Burnt Weed
Plant
आम
In German
Burnt Weed
Pflanze
Mango
In French
Weed Burnt
Plante
Manguier
In Spanish
Weed quemado
Planta
Mangifera indica
In Greek
Burnt ζιζανίων
Φυτό
Manila mango
In Portuguese
Weed Burnt
Plantar
Mangifera indica
In Polish
spalony Weed
Roślina
Mango indyjskie
In Latin
Holocaustum Weed
planta
Manila mango
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Pteridophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Filicopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Polypodiales
Sapindales
Family
Aspleniaceae
Anacardiaceae
Genus
Asplenium
Mangifera
Clade
Eupolypods II
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
-
-
Number of Species
700850
1
27800
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