Asplenium

Family Aspleniaceae or spleenworts The most widespread species is the bird's‑nest Asplenium, Asplenium nidus. This epiphytic fern, with its rosette-forming leaves, resembles a bromeliad. It has large, broad, light-green leaves. Asplenium is a fast-growing plant. With good care its leaves reach 60–100 cm. As the plant ages it spreads widely, since new leaves are constantly produced from the center of the rosette. It does not like its leaves being touched.

Also cultivated is the species Asplenium bulbiferum. This species looks completely different. It has pinnate, deeply divided leaves on which numerous plantlets develop, and its stems resemble wire.



Temperature: Asplenium is a heat-loving fern; ideally the thermometer should read about 20-25°C, and in winter not below 18°C. It does not tolerate drafts.

Light: The location for Asplenium should be fairly bright but shaded from direct sunlight; light partial shade is acceptable, but not a dark place.

Watering: Water generously from spring to autumn and moderately in winter. Instead of ordinary watering, it is recommended to occasionally immerse the pots with the plant in a basin of water. Asplenium does not tolerate hard or chlorinated water; use room-temperature water that has stood for at least 12 hours.

Fertilizer: Feed once a month from April through September with a weak solution of fertilizer (approximately half the dose used for plants such as philodendrons or ficuses).

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