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Asplenium viviparum

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Family: Aspleniaceae
Genus: Asplenium (ass-PLEE-nee-um) (Info)
Species: viviparum (vy-VIP-ar-um) (Info)

Synonym:Asplenium daucifolium
Synonym:Caenopteris vivipara

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Category:
Tropicals and Tender Perennials
Ferns

Height:
18-24 in. (45-60 cm)
24-36 in. (60-90 cm)

Spacing:
18-24 in. (45-60 cm)

Hardiness:
USDA Zone 9a: to -6.6 °C (20 °F)
USDA Zone 9b: to -3.8 °C (25 °F)
USDA Zone 10a: to -1.1 °C (30 °F)
USDA Zone 10b: to 1.7 °C (35 °F)
USDA Zone 11: above 4.5 °C (40 °F)

Sun Exposure:
Partial to Full Shade

Danger:
N/A

Bloom Color:
Inconspicuous/none

Bloom Time:
N/A

Foliage:
Grown for foliage
Evergreen

Other details:
This plant is suitable for growing indoors
Requires consistently moist soil; do not let dry out between waterings

Soil pH requirements:
6.1 to 6.5 (mildly acidic)
6.6 to 7.5 (neutral)

Patent Information:
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Propagation Methods:
Plant is viviparous

Seed Collecting:
N/A: plant does not set seed, flowers are sterile, or plants will not come true from seed

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By doss

By doss

By Cretaceous

By sueroderus

Profile:

4 positives
No neutrals
No negatives

Gardeners' Notes:

Rating	Author	Comment
Positive	sueroderus	On Nov 15, 2012, sueroderus from Bluffton, SC wrote: I have grown this plant in an outdoor planter. It survived the winter and remained evergreen in zone 8b. Last winter was mild and I do cover it when the temperatures get in the low 30's. I have potted up some seedlings and will plant them in my garden this spring to determine if this fern will be hardy here.
Positive	Cretaceous	On Jun 5, 2007, Cretaceous from El Sobrante, CA (Zone 9b) wrote: Native to Madagascar and Mauritius. Fairly common in nurseries locally, and does well here (in a shady spot) in zone 9b.
Positive	BayAreaTropics	On Nov 6, 2005, BayAreaTropics from Hayward, CA wrote: Can reach 3-4 feet in height. Slugs and snails will eat every frond,so watch for them.Very beautiful fern when well grown.Another plant in the category of very common and inexpensive doesn't mean easy to grow!.
Positive	doss	On Nov 5, 2005, doss from Stanford, CA (Zone 9b) wrote: Motherfern can grow in fairly dark places and can tolerate some early sun. It is evergreen in Zone 9. It's peculiar habit of growing baby ferns is quite charming and makes the plant look 'fluffy'. Babies can be cultivated by taking them off of the mother plant when they grow roots and planting them, or pinning the frond to the ground so that the baby plants are touching the ground. Highly recommended.

Regional...

This plant has been said to grow in the following regions:

El Cerrito, California
Hayward, California
Mountain View, California
Stanford, California

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