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PlantFiles: Eared spleenwort
Asplenium auritum

 
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Family: Aspleniaceae
Genus: Asplenium (ass-PLEE-nee-um) (Info)
Species: auritum (aw-RY-tum) (Info)

Category:
Tropicals and Tender Perennials
Ferns

Height:
12-18 in. (30-45 cm)

Spacing:
Unknown - Tell us

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:
Light Shade
Partial to Full Shade
Full Shade

Danger:
N/A

Bloom Color:
Inconspicuous/none

Bloom Time:
N/A

Foliage:
Grown for foliage

Other details:
Requires consistently moist soil; do not let dry out between waterings
This plant may be considered a protected species; check before digging or gathering seeds

Soil pH requirements:
Unknown - Tell us

Patent Information:
Unknown - Tell us

Propagation Methods:
Unknown - Tell us

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

Profile:

No positives
1 neutral
No negatives

Gardeners' Notes:

RatingAuthorComment
Neutral MotherNature4 On Nov 27, 2007, MotherNature4 from Bartow, FL (Zone 9a) wrote:

Eared Spleenwort is an epiphyte, preferring slanting trunks or limbs of mature live oak trees (Quercus virginiana) and Pop Ash trees in central & south Florida. It is an endangered species in Florida.



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