Bird Nest Fern

About this plant

Description From the range of ferns that can be grown indoors this plant has larger leaflets than most and gives that large full leaf foliage plant appearance. What makes it special: Attractive foliage plant Best plant for AC rooms Zero maintenance plant Sr Item name 1 Bird Nest Fern, Asplenium nidus - Plant 2 5 inch (13 cm) Grower Round Plastic Pot (Black) Interesting Fact: Leaves are borne from a central, funnel-shaped rosette of fuzzy, brown wool where the emerging fronds resemble bird eggs, giving the plant its common name. The fern, which grows at the base of large branches, has a unique ability to trap water and develop its own store of humus. Epiphytic fern having a stout and erect rhizome, bearing a rosette of leaves at the top. Leaf stalks are stout and almost black, leaf length can be up to 150 cm or more and up to 20 cm wide. It narrows gradually, tapering both towards the pointed tip and towards the base. Spores are light brown, transparent when fresh.