Diplazium proliferum (Peacock Fern)
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Botanical names: Diplazium proliferum, Asplenium proliferum
Common name: Peacock Fern
Family: Aspleniaceae
Origin: tropical Africa, Madagascar.
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Diplazium proliferum is a lush, green fern that thrives in the moist, shaded understory of forests. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food. It is widely grown as an ornamental, valued at least partly for its habit of producing bulbils along its fronds which then develop into new young plants.
Similar plants: Diplazium proliferum (Peacock Fern)
- Asplenium achilleifolium (Asplenium)
- Asplenium bulbiferum (Mother Spleenwort)
- 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)
- Hemionitis arifolia (Heart Fern )
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Peacock Fern is a rare collectible, valued for its habit of producing bulbils along its fronds which then develop into cute young plants right on the stem! Lush, green fern that thrives in the moist, shaded understory of forests. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food.
Recommended Fertilizer: SUNSHINE Robusta - Rapid Growth Booster
Recommended Fertilizer: SUNSHINE Robusta - Rapid Growth Booster
Grown in
10"/3 gal pot, large plant
In stock
$39.95
Sale $29.95