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Mother Fern

Mother Fern

Asplenium bulbiferum

herbaceous part shade💧💧 moderate waterZone 9aZone 11b

An attractive evergreen fern with delicate, feathery fronds that produces small bulbils (baby plantlets) along the leaf surfaces. These plantlets eventually drop and can be propagated to create new plants, earning it the common name Mother Fern.

Overview

Form
mounding clumps of feathery fronds
Growth Rate
moderate
Size
1–2.5′ tall × 1–2′ wide
Dormancy
evergreen

Tolerances & Soil

low
Zone 9aZone 11b
1471013
ColderWarmer
Zone range: Zone 9a to Zone 11b

pH Range

57
3.556.589
pH range: 5 to 7

Seasonality

Season of Interest

SpringSummerFallWinter

Herb

Soft non-woody plants of the field layer.

Succession Role

early successionalmid successional

Native Range

New Zealand

Function & Care

Establishment & Care

Establishment
easy
Maintenance
low
Propagation
division

Companion Planting

Plants well with