Asplenium rhizophyllum
Camptosorus rhizophyllus, Walking fern, Walking leaf fern, Walking spleenwort
Asplenium Asplenium
A. rhizophyllum - A. rhizophyllum is a terrestrial, deciduous to semi-evergreen fern with red-flushed stems bearing tapered, triangular, lance-shaped, or linear, mid-green leaves, heart-shaped at the base.
Asplenium rhizophyllum is: Semi evergreen
Clump-forming, Spreading
Insignificant or absent in All seasons
Dark-green in All seasons
Sometimes affected by rust in damp winters.
Dead or damaged fronds should be removed.
Sow spores at 15C as soon as ripe. Remove and pot up rooted plantlets.
Pot up sprouting plantlets, Spores
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Asplenium rhizophyllum (Walking fern) will reach a height of 0.3m and a spread of 1m after 5-10 years.
Banks and Slopes, City, Cottage/Informal, Beds and borders, Ground Cover, Underplanting, Foliage only
Grow in humus-rich, moist, alkaline soil in shade. Water regularly in dry periods. Frond tips will root in contact with moist ground.
Chalky, Clay, Loamy, Sandy (will tolerate most soil types)
Moist but well-drained, Moisture-retentive
Alkaline, Neutral
Partial Shade, Full Shade
North, South, East, West
Sheltered
Hardy (H4)
Hart's tongue ferns contrast well with more feathery ferns, that toleratedry shade.
Asplenium rhizophyllum
Camptosorus rhizophyllus, Walking fern, Walking leaf fern, Walking spleenwort
Asplenium Asplenium
A. rhizophyllum - A. rhizophyllum is a terrestrial, deciduous to semi-evergreen fern with red-flushed stems bearing tapered, triangular, lance-shaped, or linear, mid-green leaves, heart-shaped at the base.
North America
Semi evergreen
Clump-forming, Spreading
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Insignificant or absent in All seasons
Dark-green in All seasons
Sometimes affected by rust in damp winters.
Dead or damaged fronds should be removed.
Sow spores at 15C as soon as ripe. Remove and pot up rooted plantlets.
Pot up sprouting plantlets, Spores
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Asplenium rhizophyllum (Walking fern) will reach a height of 0.3m and a spread of 1m after 5-10 years.
Banks and Slopes, City, Cottage/Informal, Beds and borders, Ground Cover, Underplanting, Foliage only
Grow in humus-rich, moist, alkaline soil in shade. Water regularly in dry periods. Frond tips will root in contact with moist ground.
Chalky, Clay, Loamy, Sandy (will tolerate most soil types)
Moist but well-drained, Moisture-retentive
Alkaline, Neutral
Partial Shade, Full Shade
North, South, East, West
Sheltered
Hardy (H4)
Zone 8, Zone 7, Zone 6, Zone 5, Zone 4
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Light: | Partial Shade, Full Shade | Tell us... |
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Hart's tongue ferns contrast well with more feathery ferns, that toleratedry shade.
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