Asplenium — 8 species
Botanical species in the genus Asplenium recorded in the PlantPeers database.
Asplenium adiantum-nigrum
Asplenium adiantum-nigrum
Family: Aspleniaceae
Cultivation
Requires a partly shaded site with preferably less than 3 hours sunshine daily. Plants can be grown in old brick walls. Members of this genus are rarely if ever troubled by browsing deer.
Full cultivation guide →Asplenium bulbiferum
Asplenium bulbiferum
Family: Aspleniaceae
Cultivation
Asplenium bulbiferum is not very frost hardy and will only succeed outdoors in the mildest regions of the temperate zone where frosts are occasional and fairly light. The young growth in spring, even on mature plants, is frost-tender and so it is best to grow the plants in a position sheltered from the early morning sun. Requires a moist humus-rich soil in semi-shade.
Full cultivation guide →Asplenium ceterach
Asplenium ceterach
Family: Aspleniaceae
Cultivation
A calcicole plant, it requires a freely draining but moist alkaline soil. It tolerates full sun but prefers a position with at least part-day shade and also grows in deep shade. Plants can be grown in old brick walls.
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Asplenium nidus
Asplenium nidus
Family: Aspleniaceae
Cultivation
A plant of moist areas in the tropics. Requires a shady position and humid conditions. The plant transplants easily, even when quite large.
Full cultivation guide →Asplenium ruta-muraria
Asplenium ruta-muraria
Family: Aspleniaceae
Cultivation
Requires a well-drained position and lots of old mortar rubble in the soil. Requires a humid atmosphere and some shade. A good plant for growing on a shady part of an old dry-stone or brick wall, also succeeding in full sun.
Full cultivation guide →Asplenium scolopendrium
Asplenium scolopendrium
Family: Aspleniaceae
Cultivation
Plants are hardy to about -30°c. Easily grown in a shady position in a soil that is rich in leaf-mould and is well-drained. Prefers a light sandy soil.
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Asplenium trichomanes
Asplenium trichomanes
Family: Aspleniaceae
Cultivation
A plant widely spread through the temperate zone, it is also found at higher elevations in some areas of the tropics. Plants are hardy to about -30°c. Requires a well-drained position and lots of old mortar rubble in the soil.
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