Asplenium (Phyllitis) scolopendrium 'Cristatum'
Asplenium scolopendrium 'Cristatum' makes a beautiful specimen with shiny, evergreen, tongue-like fronds with a crested tip.
Description:
Asplenium scolopendrium 'Cristatum', also known as Hart’s tongue fern, makes a beautiful specimen with a tight rosette of shiny, evergreen tongue-like leaves, with a crested petticoat at the apex. The fronds are roughly oriented in a vase shape making this a great achitectural plant for the front of shade border which contrasts well in form with other shade perennials.
Common Name: Hart’s Tongue Fern
Family: Aspleniaceae (The Spleenwort Family)
Zone Hardiness: 5-9
Light: Full Shade, Part Shade
Height: 8-12"
Width: 12-24"
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Class: Evergreen
Type: Perennial
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Soil Moisture: Average, Moist
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Fragrance: No
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Deer Resistant: Yes
BC Native: No
Native Habitat: Moist banks and walls, rocks in damp shady places in woodlands, often on lime-rich soils.
Award: GPP, AGM
Geogrpahical Origin: Europe and Africa - Europe and Western Russia
Europe and Africa - North Africa
Asia and the Pacific - North Central and Eastern Asia
Asia and the Pacific - Asia - China and Japan
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