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0.5m
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0.5m
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5-10 years
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1 hour care
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Botanical name: Asplenium scolopendrium
Other names: Hart's tongue fern, Christ's hair, Horse tongue, Burnt weed, Buttonhole, Christ's hair, Phyllitis scolopendrium, Scolopendrium vulgare
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Genus: Asplenium
Species: A. scolopendrium - A. scolopendrium is an evergreen fern forming a rosette of arching, rich green, fronds, with undulating margins. Spores are borne underneath the fronds in stripes across the leaf.
Asplenium scolopendrium is: Evergreen
Flower: Insignificant or absent in All seasons
Foliage: Dark-green in All seasons
Fruit: Cream in Summer
Habit: Arching, Clump-forming, Spreading
Awards: RHS AGM (Award of Garden Merit)
Companion planting: Hart's tongue ferns contrast well with more feathery ferns, that toleratedry shade.
Plant with:
Dryopteris affinis (Scaly male fern), Polypodium glycyrrhiza 'Longicaudatum' (Licorice fern 'Longicaudatum'), Dryopteris erythrosora (Copper shield fern), Polypodium vulgare (Common polypody fern), Dryopteris dilatata 'Crispa Whiteside' (Broad buckler fern 'Crispa Whiteside' ), Dryopteris affinis 'Cristata Angustata' (Scaly male fern 'Cristata Angustata' ), Dryopteris x complexa 'Crispa Angustata' (Robust male fern 'Crispa Angustata'), Dryopteris austriaca 'Lepidota Cristata' (Broad buckler fern 'Lepidota Cristata' ), Gymnocarpium dryopteris (Oak fern), Pellaea rotundifolia (Button fern), Dryopteris goldieana (Goldie's fern), Dryopteris affinis 'Crispa Gracilis' (Scaly male fern 'Crispa Gracilis'), Dryopteris affinis 'Congesta Cristata' (Scaly male fern 'Congesta Cristata'), Dryopteris affinis (Polydactyla Group) 'Polydactyla Mappleback' (Scaly male fern 'Polydactyla Mappleback'), Dryopteris affinis (Polydactyla Group) 'Polydactyla Dadds' (Scaly male fern 'Polydactyla Dadds'), Dryopteris affinis 'Pinderi' (Scaly male fern 'Pinderi'), Dryopteris affinis 'Revolvens' (Scaly male fern 'Revolvens'), Dryopteris affinis 'Grandiceps Askew' (Scaly male fern 'Grandiceps Askew'), Dryopteris sieboldii (Siebold's wood fern), Dryopteris clintoniana (Clinton's wood fern), Polypodium vulgare 'Bifidomultifidum' (Common polypody 'Bifidomultifidum')
Asplenium scolopendrium (Hart's tongue fern) will reach a height of 0.5m and a spread of 0.5m after 5-10 years.
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Suggested uses: Banks and Slopes, City, Cottage/Informal, Beds and borders, Ground Cover, Underplanting, Foliage only
Cultivation: Grow in humus-rich, moist, but well-drained soil. Bright mid-day sun can cause damage, and can be sensitive to fungicides. Is able to handle dry shade but water regularly during the first season and mulch well.
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Chalky, Clay, Loamy, Sandy (will tolerate most soil types) |
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Moist but well-drained, Well-drained |
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Alkaline, Neutral |
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Partial Shade, Full Shade |
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North, South, East, West |
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Exposed, Sheltered |
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Hardy (H4) |
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Comment from
Liz Wander
this should be showing as evergreen I think
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- Posted: Wed. 1st July 2009 16:28
- Last reply: Wed. 1st July 2009 16:47
Comment from
Nicola
Asplenium scolopendrium (Hart's tongue fern) has been used in The HESCO Garden by Leeds City Council for Chelsea Flower Show 2009.
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- Posted: Fri. 15th May 2009 09:16
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