Asplenium spp.
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Natural Range in Florida
USDA Zones
Suitable to grow in:
10A 10B 9A 9B
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Spleenwort
Aspleniaceae
Also known as Asplenium abscissum, Asplenium platyneuron, Asplenium heterochroum, Asplenium heteroresiliens, Asplenium xheteroresiliens
Plant Specifics
| Size: | Most 0.5 to 1 ft tall by Most 1 ft wide | |
| Life Span: | Short-lived perennial | |
| Phenology: | Evergreen | |
| Habitats: | Around sinkholes and on rocks. Epiphytic on logs and trees. Moist sites. |
Landscaping
| Recommended Uses: | Retain and treasure if already present. Spleenworts can be used in rock gardens where they grow well on limestone boulders. Many will also do well on logs. A few (such as Asplenium abscissum) can be grown as groundcovers. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Light: | Shade | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Moisture Tolerance: |
always floodedextremely dry |
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| Moisture Tolerance: | Usually moist, occasional inundation ----- to ----- Not wet but not extremely dry | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Salt Water Flooding Tolerance: | Not salt tolerant of inundation by salty or brackish water. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Salt Spray Tolerance: | Low/no tolerance of salty wind or direct salt spray | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Soil/Substrate: | Loam, Lime rock, Sand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||