Scientific Name:
Asplenium nidus
Pronunciation:
uh-SPLEE-nee-um NYE-duss
Common Name:
bird's-nest fern
Family Name:
Aspleniaceae
Plant Type:
Indoor foliage plant
Key ID Features:
Frond arrangement reminiscent of a bird's nest, usually unlobed, not divided into pinnae, 50–150cm long x 10–20cm wide, glossy, and darker green to dark red on the "midrib".
Habit:
Upright
Form:
Vase
Texture:
Coarse
Mature Height:
1.3 - 2.0m
Mature Spread:
0.6 - 1.0m
Growth Rate:
Fast
Origin:
Australia / New Zealand, S.E. Asia / Japan / China (also Polynesia, Hawaii, Madagascar)
Hardiness Rating:
Zone 10: (-1 to 4 °C)
Exposure:
Full sun, Part sun/part shade
Soil/Growing Medium:
Acidic
Water Use:
Moderate
Landscape Uses:
Container planting, Indoor plant
Additional Info:
Leaf Morphology:
Form:
Simple
Arrangement:
Basal
Texture/Venation:
Soft flexible
Surfaces:
Lustrous
Shapes:
Lanceolate, Ovate
Apices:
Acuminate
Bases:
Sheathing
Margins:
Entire, Undulate (wavy)
Additional Info:
Epiphyte
Inflorescence Type:
Flower Morphology:
Colour (petals):
No flowers
Flower Time at Peak:
Fruit Type:
Sporangium (spores)
Fruit Colour:
Brown
Fruiting Time:
May, Jun
Additional Info:
Not showy
Bark or Stem Colour:
n/a
Additional Info:
no above ground stem
Propagation:
Seed, Division - below ground parts
Optimal Temp.:
Medium
Light Level:
Medium
Maintenance:
Medium
Pest Susceptibility:
Scale insects
