Product Description

Family: Aspleniaceae Scientific Name: Asplenium nidus Common Name: Bird nest Fern Height/Spread: Height: 3 to 5 feet Spread: 2 to 3 feet Sun: Part shade to Full shade Water: Medium Foliage Description and Texture: Bird nest fern contains simple, entire, strap-shaped, glossy, bright apple green fronds with contrasting dark brown to black midribs. Fronds spread upward and outward to form a vase-shaped, green rosette with a nest-like center. Flower Description and Time of Bloom: Non-Flowering Cultural Requirements—Preferences: It performs best in a porous, well-drained, peaty soil mixture in bright filtered light; avoid direct sun or dense shade locations. Keeping soils uniformly moist as well as fairly high humidity is needed for this plant to thrive. It is necessary to not let temperatures drop below 50 degrees Fahrenheit. Interesting Information/Problems: No serious insect or disease problems, however watch for slugs and scale. Drafts may cause fronds to brown at the edges. Chemical insecticides will damage plants.