About
Asplenium platyneuron is a small, evergreen fern characterized by its erect fronds, which are flanked by shorter, arching, or lying-down fronds. The leaflets, or pinnae, are shaped like miniature wings and are arranged alternately along the stem or rachis.
About the genus
Asplenium is a group of evergreen ferns characterized by short, typically upright rhizomes that support a rosette of somewhat leathery fronds. These fronds can vary from simple to pinnate, and may extend to three times pinnate.
Growing conditions
- Sunlight
- Partial shade
- Soil type
- Loam, Sand, Chalk
- Soil pH
- Neutral, Alkaline, Acid
- Soil moisture
- Moist but well-drained
- Aspect
- West-facing, East-facing, North-facing
- Exposure
- Sheltered
- UK hardiness
- H5
Plant details
- Plant type
- Ferns, Herbaceous Perennial
- Habit
- Clump forming
- Foliage
- Evergreen
- Height
- 0.1-0.5 metres
- Spread
- 0.1-0.5 metres
- Time to full height
- 2-5 years
- Suggested uses
- Rock garden, Patio and container plants, Gravel garden, Cottage and informal garden
Care notes
- Cultivation
- Best grown in a free-draining but moisture retentive soil in partial shade. This fern is a good choice for estabilshing in gaps in walls or on slightly shady rockeries. See how to grow ferns for further advice
- Pruning
- No pruning required
- Propagation
- Propagate by division or spores
- Pest resistance
- Generally pest-free
- Disease resistance
- Generally disease-free