How to tend a Asplenium nidus
Also known as: Asplenium ellipticum (Fée) Copel., Neottopteris elliptica Fée, Neottopteris ovata J.Sm.; Fee, Neottopteris stenocarpa Fée, Neottopteris vulgaris J.Sm., Thamnopteris nidus (L.) C.Presl, Neottopteris nidus J.Sm., Neottopteris rigida Fée, Asplenium ficifolium Goldm., Asplenium nidus var. nidus , Tarachia simplex (Mett.) C.Presl, Polypodium giganteum Noronha, Asplenium simplex Mett., Asplenium scolopendrium Lour., Neottopteris nidus (L.) J.Sm. ex Hook., Asplenium nidus var. plicatum Alderw.
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Moderately resistant to drought, water thoroughly when soil is dry, water more frequently in summer
Sunlight
Likes half shade, suitable in places with bright scattered light, in winter may take 2-3h sunlight
Soil
Peat or soil with specific nutrients
Fertilizer
Dilute fertilizers following instructions, dilute fertilizers following instructions, in early summer, spring and autumn apply fertilizers once monthly
Pruning
Remove dead, yellowish and disease leaves timely
About this plant
- Origin
- Asia
- Category
- Aspleniaceae, Neottopteris
- Size
- Diameter ⥠10 cm, height ⥠15 cm
- Blooming period
- Evergreen ferns, no flowering
- Flower colors
- Leaf color tender green
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