How to grow Hart's Tongue Fern

Asplenium scolopendrium

Divide in the spring before growth is underway

Growing Hart's tongue fern from seed

Can be frown from spored but easier by division of a mature plant

Transplanting Hart's tongue fern

This fern can tolerate a little lime and more dryness than other ferns, and is often found growing wild in cracks of old walls. If grown in pots, a small crock of plaster or old cement is added to the bottom to help drainage and raise the pH

Hart's tongue fern is hardy, so ensure you wait until all danger of frost has passed in your area before considering planting outside.

How long does Hart's tongue fern take to grow?

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Other names for Hart's tongue fern

Hart's tonguefern Spleenwort

Asplenium scolopendrium L.

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