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Asplenium "Birds Nest Fern"
Asplenium nidus
("asp-LEE-nee-um NY-dus")
£15.50
Pet Friendly
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Birds Nest Fern, or Asplenium nidus, is a pet-friendly houseplant perfect for placing on desks or side tables. The plant's leaves have a thick, succulent midrib (often thought of as a stem) with lots of smaller, hard, glossy leaflets growing from them arranged in pairs. Underground is a swollen potato-like structure that can store water for up to six months to help it survive periods of drought.
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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
CARE INSTRUCTIONSAdditional Information
Pets & Children
Non-toxic (some species of Asplenium are actually used for medicinal purposes).
Height
30-40cm. Can grow up to 1m.
foli8 Coir Pot Size - read here
12cm
Recommended Decorative Pot Size
Sandstone Orange Range
Country of Origin
Philippines, Indonesia, New Guinea, Solomon Islands and Tropical parts of Australia.
Habitat Conditions
Asplenium nidus is an epiphyte (and sometimes a lithophyte), this means that it lives on the branches of trees or in rock crevices (and can be displayed attached to a piece of lava rock). Its natural habitat is in the forests of the wet tropics, so water is plentiful. However, being an epiphyte, the plant does not "root" into soil (ferns don't have roots, as such, but have structures called rhizoids that help anchor them and absorb some moisture).
Plant Care
Light
Medium-low - medium. Avoid direct sunlight.
Watering
The growing medium should be kept moist at all times, especially during growth and while the plant is becoming established. Under-watering may lead to brown, crisp leaf edges.
Pruning
Ferns cannot be pruned. Dead fronds can be removed with a sharp knife close to the base of the plant.
Feeding
Occasional addition of dilute fertilizer to the water when you water the plant - not every time.
Pest & Diseases
Scale insects are occasional pests - if seen, scrape them off with a fingernail or wooden lolly stick. Don't confuse the rust-coloured spore cases on the undersides of the fronds as pests.
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