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, and areas where dramatic native ferns with architectural form create impressive landscape features in challenging conditions.
Plant Category
Ferns
Size (H x W)
Height: 60cm-1.5 meters, Spread: 1-2 meters
Asplenium australasicum naturally occurs in eastern Australia’s rainforests, thriving in moist, well-drained soils with high organic content and partial to full shade exposure in humid, subtropical to tropical climates.
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