Asplenium nidus

Birds Nest Fern

  • Asplenium
  • 0.5-1m, 1-2m
  • 2-3m
  • Slow to medium
  • Evergreen
  • Brown Sporangium
  • Stemless
  • Fern
  • 14cm
  • Evergreen
  • Partial shade
  • The Birds Nest Fern is grown for its vase like habit. It is a striking feature plant that is planted around a water feature or used in a rainforest setting and shaded rockeries. It may also be grown on trees or moist rocks establishing in to three years. It is also grown as a container plant in a sheltered patio area or in a greenhouse. If grown under glass place in indirect well-lit area and apply weak liquid fertiliser monthly.
  • Brown
  • Jan - Mar
  • Humus rich, tolerates dry soil (epiphyte), on moist rocks or branches

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Overview

Asplenium australasicum is naturally found form the central to the northern east coast of New South Wales and Queensland growing in trees as a epiphyte or on the floor of rainforests. It is planted in small gardens for a tropical effect or in shaded patio pots and prefers filtered light, avoiding direct sun. It is frost and drought tender and once established it has a low water requirement (Scale: 1-drop from 3), responding to mulch and an occasional deep watering during dry periods, particularly for young plants.