Austral Gem™ Bird's Nest Fern
Asplenium x'Austral Gem'
This new sterile cultivar has dynamic-looking foliage and improved durability. Its glossy, dark-green, feathery fronds are held on sturdy stems with a thick waxy cuticle that prevents drying. It does not develop messy spores, making it ideal for indoor use in decorative pots.
| Botanical Pronunciation: | ass-PLEE-nee-um |
| Key feature: | Shade Loving |
| Plant type: | Fern |
| Deciduous/evergreen: | Evergreen |
| Cold hardiness zones: | 9 - 11 |
| Light needs: | Full shade |
| Water Needs: | Water regularly, when top 3 in. of soil is dry. |
| Average landscape size: | 20 in. tall by 24 in. wide. |
| Growth rate: | Moderate |
| Growth habit: | Compact |
| Landscape uses: | Container, Houseplant, Specimen |
| Blooms: | Does not flower |
| Foliage color: | Dark Green |
| Item no.: | 7701 |
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Care Information
Follow a regular watering schedule during the first growing season to establish a deep, extensive root system. Feed with a general purpose fertilizer before new growth begins in spring.
Design Ideas
Plant in a wooded garden or shady bed. Great indoors or out in a container planting or grow solo and add the glossy, green fronds to cut flower arrangements.
Companion Plants
Mix with other shade loving perennials and flowering shrubs like Camellia, Azalea, Hydrangea, Coral Bells, Hosta and Astilbe. Plant with Bush Lily or Gardenia in an indoor container garden.
This new sterile cultivar has dynamic-looking foliage and improved durability. Its glossy, dark-green, feathery fronds are held on sturdy stems with a thick waxy cuticle that prevents drying. It does not develop messy spores, making it ideal for indoor use in decorative pots.
Care Information
Follow a regular watering schedule during the first growing season to establish a deep, extensive root system. Feed with a general purpose fertilizer before new growth begins in spring.
Design Ideas
Plant in a wooded garden or shady bed. Great indoors or out in a container planting or grow solo and add the glossy, green fronds to cut flower arrangements.
Companion Plants
Mix with other shade loving perennials and flowering shrubs like Camellia, Azalea, Hydrangea, Coral Bells, Hosta and Astilbe. Plant with Bush Lily or Gardenia in an indoor container garden.
| Botanical Pronunciation: | ass-PLEE-nee-um |
| Key feature: | Shade Loving |
| Plant type: | Fern |
| Deciduous/evergreen: | Evergreen |
| Cold hardiness zones: | 9 - 11 |
| Light needs: | Full shade |
| Water Needs: | Water regularly, when top 3 in. of soil is dry. |
| Average landscape size: | 20 in. tall by 24 in. wide. |
| Growth rate: | Moderate |
| Growth habit: | Compact |
| Landscape uses: | Container, Houseplant, Specimen |
| Blooms: | Does not flower |
| Foliage color: | Dark Green |
| Item no.: | 7701 |
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The best fertilizer to use with this plant is All-Purpose Plant Food.view soil products
