species
Asplenium scolopendrium
Hart's tongue fern
Scale drawing from this record, beside a 1.7 m figure.
Asplenium scolopendrium belongs to the family Aspleniaceae, also known as Hart's tongue fern, native to the UK. It reaches 60 cm tall and 60 cm across in about 10 years. It grows in part shade or shade, on chalk or loam soil, where the ground is neutral or alkaline and in moist or well drained conditions, and suits sheltered positions. It is evergreen. Its RHS hardiness rating is H7 (very hardy): Below −20°C.
Assembled from the attributes recorded below.
What this plant needs
- Size at maturity
- 60 cm tall × 60 cm across, after about 10 years
- Hardiness
- H7 (RHS)
- Aspect
- Part shade, Shade
- Soil
- Chalk, Loam
- Acidity
- Neutral, Alkaline
- Moisture
- Moist, Well drained
- Exposure
- Sheltered
- In the UK
- Native
Evergreen — it holds its leaves through the winter.
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