Asplenium bulbiferum (Mother Spleenwort)
Asplenium bulbiferum (Mother Spleenwort) with its fine lacy green foliage spreading across the frame
Botanical name: Asplenium bulbiferum
Common name: Mother Spleenwort
Family: Aspleniaceae
Origin: Australia
USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map
USDA Zone: 9-10
Plant form: Small
Mature height: 2-5 ft
Sun exposure: Semi-shade
Cold tolerance: Frost sensitive. Protect from freezing.
Watering: Regular
Suitable for: Outdoors in the suitable USDA zone; small gardens, containers, and indoor growing
Foliage color: Ornamental foliageThe related species Asplenium viviparum has a similar mode of reproduction.
Similar plants: Asplenium bulbiferum (Mother Spleenwort)
- Asplenium achilleifolium (Asplenium)
- Asplenium dimorphum (Lace Fern)
- Asplenium flaccidum (Drooping Spleenwort)
- Asplenium nidus (Bird's Nest Fern)
- Asplenium sp. (Bird's Nest Fern)
- Asplenium trichomanes (Maidenhair Spleenwort)
- Asplenium viviparum (Mother Fern)
- Diplazium proliferum (Peacock Fern)
- Hemionitis arifolia (Heart Fern )
Asplenium bulbiferum (Mother Spleenwort) with its soft texture and vibrant lime foliage reaching outward.
Asplenium bulbiferum (Mother Spleenwort) with light green fronds spreading across the ground surface
Asplenium bulbiferum (Mother Spleenwort) with lush feathery fronds arching outward over dark soil ground cover
Asplenium bulbiferum (Mother Spleenwort) leaves with small baby plantlets growing directly from the fern fronds
Asplenium bulbiferum (Mother Spleenwort) detail of small new plant growth along the frond
Asplenium bulbiferum (Mother Spleenwort) lime green baby ferns emerging along the edges of the leaves
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