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hart’s tongue fern, parsley spleenwort "CRISTATUM"

Asplenium scolopendrium
Asplenium scolopendrium
"CRISTATUM"

hart’s tongue fern, parsley spleenwort

USUAL HEIGHT and WIDTH
0.2-0.3m x 0.2-0.4m
LEAVES
evergreen broadleaf
SIZE/TYPE
low or groundcovering		 COLOUR OF LEAVES

green
BLOOMING TIME
LOCATION
semi-shade to shade		 FLOWERS
insignificant or non-blooming
USDA zone (lowest)
5   (down to -29°C) 		COLOUR OF FLOWERS
WINTER PROTECTION
for zone 5+6
Code of winter protection zone 5+6
for zone 7
Code of winter protection zone 7
 Belongs to categories
Ferns
SIZE and PRICES
form container size size quality price (incl. VAT) where in stock sending options quantity
De Luxe
 PRAGUE BY POST
NOT IN STOCK? WHY NOT TO TRY A SIMILAR ONE:
Acanthus mollisAcanthus mollis
THE PRICES INCLUDE VAT of 9%. For quick conversion you can use 1 CZK = approx. 0.04 EUR

 



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GLOSSARY

  • STANDARD QUALITY - Plants of this group are 1st class quality with number of branches and overall density adequate to their size and age, considering they were container grown.
  • DE LUXE QUALITY - This label guarantees a luxurious quality of manually selected plants that, compared to their height and age, are exceptionally dense and beautiful.
  • EXTRA - These plants are usually mature and bigger specimens with exceptional overall appearance.
  • STANDARD (as described in the plant form) means a tree with a trunk of 190-210 cm and a crown at the top, unless specified differently. The commercial size for trees is their girth measured in the height of 1m from ground.
  • SHRUB - a woody plant with branches growing bushy from the ground level.
  • HALF-STANDARD or MINI-STANDARD - a small tree with shorter trunk, its size is usually specified.
  • FEATHERED - These are trees with branches growing already from the base of the trunk and up along the stem.
  • GRASSES and PERENNIALS - Sizes given usually read the diameter of the pot or the clump, as specified.
 DESCRIPTION

Hart’s tongue is not a delicacy on a plate in the middle of a hunting season. It is a beautiful and hardy fern with very attractive foliage. This fern has entire leaves which make it stand apart from all other hardy ferns. Cristatum is a variety which looks even more interesting as its leaves are curly and split or crested at tips.

Leaves are glossy, fresh green and hardy enough to withstand hard frost. However, we still recommend cutting off all leaves in March/April to encourage growth of new, strong and healthy leaves. They respond well to fertilizing: the more nutrients – the bigger leaves. It needs part shade or shade, alkaline, moist but well-drained soil. Fully hardy to about -29°C (USDA zone 5).

Last update 13-02-2010