Ebony Spleenwort Asplenium platyneuron

• Attributes:

  Genus:

  Asplenium

  Species:

  platyneuron

  Family:

  Aspleniaceae

  Country Or Region Of Origin:

  E. Canada to U.S.A., S. Africa

  Particularly Resistant To (Insects/Diseases/Other Problems):

  Deer, Heavy Shade

  Dimensions:

  Height: 0 ft. 8 in. - 1 ft. 8 in.

  Width: 0 ft. 8 in. - 1 ft. 8 in.

• Whole Plant Traits:

  Plant Type:

  Fern

  Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics:

  Broadleaf Evergreen

  Habit/Form:

  Arching

• Cultural Conditions:

  Light:

  Dappled Sunlight (Shade through upper canopy all day)

  Deep shade (Less than 2 hours to no direct sunlight)

  Partial Shade (Direct sunlight only part of the day, 2-6 hours)

  Soil Texture:

  High Organic Matter

  Shallow Rocky

  Soil Drainage:

  Good Drainage

  Moist

  Occasionally Dry

  NC Region:

  Coastal

  Mountains

  Piedmont

  USDA Plant Hardiness Zone:

  3a, 3b, 4a, 4b, 5b, 5a, 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b, 8a, 8b, 9b, 9a

• Fruit:

  Fruit Description:

  This plant has no fruits. It reproduces via spores.

• Flowers:

  Flower Description:

  No flowers.

• Leaves:

  Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics:

  Broadleaf Evergreen

  Leaf Color:

  Green

  Leaf Type:

  Compound (Pinnately , Bipinnately, Palmately)

  Fronds

  Hairs Present:

  No

  Leaf Description:

  Slender, sterile fronds; arching to flattened; light green; fertile fronds stand upright and are dark green; herringbone shape; fronds taper at both ends; shiny, dark stems and axis; 18 or more pairs of non-opposite pinnae

• Stem:

  Stem Color:

  Black

  Brown/Copper

  Stem Is Aromatic:

  No

  Stem Surface:

  Smooth (glabrous)

  Stem Description:

  Shiny, dark stems and axis

• Landscape:

  Landscape Theme:

  Shade Garden

  Resistance To Challenges:

  Deer

  Heavy Shade