Fern - Asplenium scolopendrium

Common Name: Hart's-Tongue Fern

Bloomtime: Insignificant

Exposure: Part Shade to Full Shade

Height: 1 to 1.5 feet ( 1 m)

Spread: 1 to 1.5 feet (1m)

Water: Medium

Zone: 5

Deer Resistant: Yes

Attracts Butterflies: Yes

Characteristics: Hart’s-tongue Fern has an unusual, almost tropical appearance, with wide leathery green fronds that are strap-shaped., Plants form a low clump, best suited to the rock garden or for edging in a moist woodland garden., Excellent drainage is required, and a limestone-based soil is best, rather than acidic.,