Hart's Tongue Fern
Also Known As:
SpleenwortBotanical Name:
Asplenium scolopendrium- AKA Phyllitis scolopendrium, Scolopendrium vulgare
- Low, upward-growing clumps of glossy narrow strap-like leathery leaves
- Edges are often wavy
- On leaf undersides, spores darken with age in a herring-bone format
- Evergreen fronds remain lush throughout the winter
- Black, wiry, shallow roots
Hardiness Zone
3
Flower Colour
- Non-flowering
Height
30 cm-40 cm
Spread
30 cm-45 cm
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Hart's Tongue Fern
Exposure
- Full Shade
- Partial Sun/Shade
Soil Moisture
- Moist to Average
- Well-drained
Growth Rate
- Slow
Foliage Colour
- Green (dark)
Critter
- Deer Resistant
- Rabbit Resistant
Attributes
- Evergreen
- Low Maintenance
- Native to Ontario
Shape
- Clumping
- Mounding
Garden Uses
- Naturalizing
- Woodland/woods edge
Additional Details
Growing Tips & Maintenace
- Asplenium scolopendrium are best grown in shaded, cool sites. Sometimes found growing naturally in the crevices of limestone rocks, but generally smaller in size. Ideal conditions are a moist, well-drained soil with lots of leaf compost. Evergreen foliage should remain through the winter. Once the new fronds appear in the spring, the old foliage can be removed.
Additional Notes
- Native to Ontario
Size: 9pt
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