How to tend a Phyllitis scolopendrium

Also known as: Asplenium elongatum Salisb., Scolopendrium lingua Cav., Phyllitis scolopendrium (L.) Newman, Scolopendrium vulgare Sm., Scolopendrium phyllitis Roth, Scolopendrium officinarum Sw., Scolopendrium officinale Lam. & DC., Scolopendrium scolopendrium (L.) H.Karst., Phyllitis vulgaris Bubani, Scolopendrium vulgare var. angustum Hook., Scolopendrium officinarum var. furcatum Regel, Blechnum linearifolium Stokes, Phyllitis vulgaris Hill, Asplenium scolopendrium subsp. officinale Ehrh., Asplenium scolopendrium var. crispum Borkh., Asplenium scolopendrium var. multifidum Borkh., Scolopendrium officinale var. crispum F.Weber & D.Mohr, Scolopendrium officinale var. daedaleum F.Weber & D.Mohr, Scolopendrium officinale var. integrum Wallr., Scolopendrium officinarum var. angustum Döll, Scolopendrium officinarum var. multifidum Döll, Scolopendrium officinarum var. ramosum Döll, Scolopendrium officinarum var. undulatum Döll, Scolopendrium vulgare f. scalariforme Pynaert, Scolopendrium vulgare var. crispum Gray, Scolopendrium vulgare var. multifidum Gray, Scolopendrium vulgare var. polyschides Gray, Scolopendrium vulgare var. ramosum Gray, Scolopendrium vulgare var. undulatum (Döll) Jess., Scolopendrium vulgare var. wardii H.Low ex J.Dix, Scolopendrium vulgare var. daedaleum (f. Weber & D.Mohr) Jess.

Watering

Likes wet environments, water thoroughly when soil is dry, avoid saturated water

Sunlight

Strong resistant to shade, put in places with scattered light

Soil

Peat or soil with specific nutrients

Fertilizer

Dilute fertilizers following instructions, apply 1-2 times monthly

Pruning

Remove aged tissues, dead, rotten, diseased leaves timely

About this plant

Origin
China and Southeast Asia
Category
Platyceriaceae, Platycerium
Size
Diameter ≥ 10 cm, height ≥ 15 cm
Blooming period
Fern plants, no flowering
Flower colors
New leaf color white, old leaf brown
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