Asplenium (Phyllitis) scolopendrium
Hart’s tongue fern, Asplenium scolopendrium, makes a beautiful specimen with light green undissected foliage that looks like tongues.

Hart’s tongue fern, Asplenium scolopendrium, makes a beautiful specimen with light green undissected foliage that looks like tongues, hence the common name. The fronds are roughly oriented in a vase shape making this a great achitectural plant for the front of shade border which contrasts well in form with other shade perennials.
Common Name: Hart’s Tongue Fern
Family: Aspleniaceae (The Spleenwort Family)
Zone Hardiness: 5-9
Light: Full Shade, Part Shade
Height: 12-24"
Width: 12-24"
Primary Bloom Colour: Green
Secondary Bloom Colour:
Foliage Colour: Green
Class: Evergreen
Type: Perennial
Bloom Time:
Soil Moisture: Average, Moist
Stem Colour:
Fragrance: No
Berries:
Benefits:
Deer Resistant: Yes
BC Native: No
Native Habitat: Moist banks and walls, rocks in damp shady places in woodlands, often on lime-rich soils.
Award: GPP AGM
Geographical Origin: