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.
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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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