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Harts tongue fern in the GardenTags plant encyclopedia

Asplenium scolopendrium

 

Hart's tongue fern

This is a lovely, evergreen hart's tongue fern with shiny, wavy-edged fronds which unfurl in early spring, and remain all year. Plant it at the edge of a woodland area, under trees, or in a shady mixed border. Once established, it can tolerate dry soil.

 
plant Features
  • Harts tongue fern likes partial shade to deep shade

    Partial shade to deep shade

  • Harts tongue fern likes very little water

    Very little water

  • Harts tongue fern is full frost hardy: 5f (-15°c)

    Full Frost Hardy: 5F (-15°C)

  • Harts tongue fern likes moist and free draining

    Moist and free draining

 
plant information

Common name

Hart's tongue fern

Latin name

Asplenium scolopendrium

type

Fern

family

Aspleniaceae

ph

7.0 - 8.5 Acid - Neutral

  • Light

    Harts tongue fern likes partial shade to deep shade

    Partial shade to deep shade

  • Frost

    Harts tongue fern is full frost hardy: 5f (-15°c)

    Full Frost Hardy: 5F (-15°C)

  • Soil

    Harts tongue fern likes moist and free draining

    Moist and free draining

  • Water

    Harts tongue fern likes very little water

    Very little water

Plant & bloom calendar

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    Best time to plant

full grown dimensions

The size of a fully grown Harts tongue fern is 0.45meters x 0.45meters 0.45 M 0.45 M

Asplenium scolopendrium

This is a lovely, evergreen hart's tongue fern with shiny, wavy-edged fronds which unfurl in early spring, and remain all year. Plant it at the edge of a woodland area, under trees, or in a shady mixed border. Once established, it can tolerate dry soil.


Planting Outdoors

From Late Spring TO Late Spring

Plant container plants out in late spring digging compost into the ground first.

 

Propagation by seed

From Mid Summer TO Mid Summer

Seeds can be planted in mid-summer on damp compost. These can be removed from the underside of leaves.

 
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