Asplenium scolopendrium 'Angustifolia', Narrow Hart's Tongue Fern, is an elegant cultivar of the native Hart's Tongue Fern with long thin fronds - narrower than the type species - and with attractive undulating crimped margins. They are the same rich glossy green - perhap slightly darker - and form a rosette-like clump although it tends to be of a smaller stature than the type species.
Asplenium scolopendrium 'Angustifolia' prefers an alkaline soil and because of this fondness for lime it will do well as a lithophyte growing in the cracks of mortar in stonework. It prefers shade to semi-shade but it will tolerate considerable sun although care should be taken to protect new growth from being scorched in the Spring.
Additional Information
Order | Polypodiales |
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Family | Aspleniaceae |
Synonyms | Asplenium scolopendrium 'Angustatum', Phyllitis scolopendrium |
Geographical Origin | Horticultural cultivar. Type species from Northern Europe including the UK |
Cultivation | Prefers partial shade but tolerates sun. A soil rich in organic matter, leaf-mold and humus. Keep moist, in a well-drained, alkaline soil. |
Eventual Height | 25 cm-50 cm |
Eventual Spread | 45 cm-60 cm |
Hardiness | Fully hardy |
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