Ebony Spleenwort Asplenium platyneuron
- Phonetic Spelling
- ah-SPLEE-nee-um pla-tee-NUR-on
- Description
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Creeping, crown-forming rhizome; require moist, well-drained, humus rich to rocky soil in partial to full shade
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Attributes:
- Genus:
- Asplenium
- Species:
- platyneuron
- Family:
- Aspleniaceae
- Country Or Region Of Origin:
- E. Canada to U.S.A., S. Africa
- Dimensions:
- Height: 0 ft. 8 in. - 1 ft. 8 in.
- Width: 0 ft. 8 in. - 1 ft. 8 in.
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Whole Plant Traits:
- Plant Type:
- Fern
- Leaf Characteristics:
- Broadleaf Evergreen
- Habit/Form:
- Arching
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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
- Usda Plant Hardiness Zone:
- 3a, 3b, 4a, 4b, 5a, 5b, 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b, 8a, 8b, 9a, 9b
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Leaves:
- Leaf Characteristics:
- Broadleaf Evergreen
- Leaf Color:
- Green
- Leaf Type:
- 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
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Stem:
- Stem Color:
- Black
- Brown/Copper
- Stem Is Aromatic:
- No
- Stem Surface:
- Smooth (glabrous)
- Stem Description:
- Shiny, dark stems and axis
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Landscape:
- Resistance To Challenges:
- Heavy Shade
- Plants that fill a similar niche:
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Pinus virginiana
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Nandina domestica
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Cunninghamia lanceolata
