Botanical Name
Asplenium australasicum
Common Name
Bird’s Nest Fern
Description
Bird’s Nest Fern is a magnificent native epiphytic fern renowned for its distinctive rosette form and exceptional shade tolerance that creates stunning displays in Australian gardens. This attractive species produces large, bright green fronds that emerge from a central crown, creating an impressive bird’s nest-like rosette that can reach substantial proportions. The broad, undivided fronds provide attractive coarse-textured evergreen foliage that maintains year-round appeal in shaded positions. Hardy and adaptable once established, it thrives in moist, well-drained soils with good organic content and partial to full shade positions with protection from direct sunlight. Perfect for shaded gardens, under trees, containers, and areas where dramatic native ferns with architectural form create impressive landscape features in challenging conditions.
Plant Category
Ferns
Size (H x W)
0.6-1.5 m × 1-2 m
Habitat
Asplenium australasicum naturally grows in warm, humid environments, commonly found in rainforests, moist coastal forests, and shaded gullies of eastern Australia. It typically occurs as an epiphyte on tree trunks or rocks, or growing in deep leaf litter, preferring sheltered positions with high humidity, consistent moisture but not soggy, and protection from direct sun and drying winds.
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