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

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Soil Moisture:  Average, Moist

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Fragrance:  No

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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

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