Scientific Name:
Asplenium scolopendrium
Pronunciation:
uh-SPLEE-nee-um skull-ur-PEN-dree-um
Common Name:
Hart's tongue fern
Family Name:
Aspleniaceae
Plant Type:
Fern
Key ID Features:
Fronds not divided into pinnae, most blades 30-45cm long x 2-5cm wide, margins mostly entire and undulate (except for cultivars with lobed or lacerate margins which may be wider); sori in centipede-like rows that radiate from the "midrib".
Habit:
Arching, Upright
Form:
Oval - vertical, Vase
Texture:
Medium
Mature Height:
0.2 - 0.4m
Mature Spread:
0.3 - 0.6m
Growth Rate:
Slow
Origin:
Europe, U.S. - northeast
Hardiness Rating:
Zone 4: (-34 to -29 °C)
Exposure:
Full sun, Part sun/part shade, Filtered shade, Deep shade
Soil/Growing Medium:
Alkaline, Well-drained
Water Use:
Low
Landscape Uses:
Accent plant, Alpine, Container planting, Cut flower or foliage, Ground cover, Group or mass planting, Mixed shrub border, Rock garden, Small garden/space, Woodland margin
Additional Info:
Google. Cultivars shown may include A. 'Kaye's Lacerated'.
Leaf Morphology:
Form:
Simple
Arrangement:
Basal
Texture/Venation:
Leathery
Surfaces:
Glabrous, Lustrous
Colour in Summer:
Dark-green
Colour in Fall:
Dark-green
Shapes:
Linear, Oblanceolate
Apices:
Acute
Bases:
Cordate
Margins:
Entire, Undulate (wavy)
Inflorescence Type:
Flower Morphology:
Colour (petals):
No flowers
Flower Time at Peak:
Fruit Type:
Sporangium (spores)
Fruit Colour:
Brown
Fruiting Time:
Jul, Aug, Sep
Bark or Stem Colour:
Additional Info:
no above ground stem
Organ Modifications:
Rhizomes
Propagation:
Spore, Division - below ground parts
Maintenance:
Low
Pest Susceptibility:
Abiotic disorder, Nematodes, Scale insects, Slugs or snails (Pest resistant, Disease resistant, Drought tolerant)
Course(s):
- HORT 2355
Location(s):
- (GAZ) GAZebo
- (GAZN) GAZebo North
- (GRB) GRass Bed : east