Life Span
Perennial
Type
Fern
Origin
North America, Africa
Types
Asplenium platyneuron platyneuron, Asplenium platyneuron incisum, Asplenium platyneuron bacculum-rubrum
Number of Varieties
3
Rank: 100 (Overall)
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40000
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Habitat
Moist Soils, Old fields, Sandy areas, Shaded sites
USDA Hardiness Zone
3-8
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
9-1
Sunset Zone
7, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Rosette/Stemless
Plant Size
Minimum Height
15.20 cm
Rank: 100 (Overall)
0
3900
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Minimum Width
15.20 cm
Rank: 100 (Overall)
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
-
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green
Leaf Color in Winter
-
Shape
Leaf Shape
Pinnate
Thorns
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No - Fern Garden Plants has it !
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Shade, Partial shade
Growth Rate
Medium
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
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
Drought, Variety of soil types
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Spores
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Water occasionally
In Summer
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Shade, Partial shade
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
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
Scale
Plant Tolerance
Drought, Variety of soil types
Flowers
-
Flower Petal Number
Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
No - Fern Garden Plants has it !
Edible Fruit
✔
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No - Fern Garden Plants has it !
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
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
✔
✘
No - Fern Garden Plants has it !
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
98% - Fern Garden Plants have it !
Showy Bark
✔
✘
2% - Fern Garden Plants
Foliage Texture
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
5% - Fern Garden Plants
Invasive
✔
✘
No - Fern Garden Plants has it !
Self-Sowing
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25% - Fern Garden Plants
Attracts
-
Allergy
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
-
Beauty Benefits
-
Edible Uses
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64% - Fern Garden Plants
Environmental Uses
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
Used As Outdoor Plant
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All - Fern Garden Plants have it !
Garden Design
Foundation, Mixed Border, Rock Garden, Wall
Botanical Name
ASPLENIUM platyneuron
Common Name
ebony spleenwort, brownstem spleenwort
In Hindi
Ebony Spleenwort
In German
Ebony Streifenfarn
In French
Ebony doradille
In Spanish
Ebony Spleenwort
In Greek
Ebony Spleenwort
In Portuguese
Ebony Spleenwort
In Polish
Ebony Spleenwort
In Latin
Clear Spleenwort
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Pteridophyta
Class
Filicopsida
Order
Polypodiales
Family
Aspleniaceae
Genus
Asplenium
Clade
Eupolypods II
Tribe
-
Subfamily
-
Number of Species
700
Rank: 36 (Overall)
1
27800
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