A beautiful and distinctive New Zealand native fern, valued for its graceful form and unusual reproductive habit. This fast-growing species forms lush clumps of arching fronds and is well suited to shaded gardens, riparian plantings, and containers.
🌱 Plant Facts
• Growth habit: Graceful, clump-forming, fast-growing fern
• Foliage: Deep green, finely divided fronds that arch elegantly
• Unique feature: Small bulbils form on frond tips; when mature (≈5 cm) they detach and grow into new plants on contact with the ground
• Height & spread: Up to 1 m x 1 m
• Flowering: N/A – spore producing
• Fruiting: N/A
🌍 Natural Habitat
• Coastal to subalpine environments
• Common in lowland forest, especially in high rainfall areas
• Frequently found in riparian forest and on base-rich substrates
• Often grows alongside other Asplenium species and readily forms hybrids
🌿 Growing Environment
• Shade tolerant
• Salt tolerant
• Wetland tolerant
• Coastal tolerant
Thrives in sheltered, shaded sites with consistently damp to wet soils rich in organic matter.
📍 Endemic Distribution
• Endemic to Aotearoa New Zealand
• Found throughout the North, South, Stewart, and Chatham Islands
🌾 Uses
• Bird food and attractant
• Riparian and understory plantings
• Shaded gardens and container planting
• Native revegetation projects in moist environments
🪴 Cultivation Notes (Live Plant)
An easy-care fern that establishes quickly in suitable conditions. Prefers shady locations with moist, humus-rich soils and benefits from regular moisture, particularly during establishment. Its elegant form and self-propagating bulbils make it a standout feature in naturalistic plantings and pots.
Approximate product size:
• PB3/4 (5cm – 20cm, 350ml)
• PB3 (20cm – 70cm, 1.5L)
• PB8 (50cm+, 3.5L)
Timeframe:
We ship Monday – Wednesday for South Island customers and Monday/Tuesday for Rural and North Island customers. Orders placed outside these days will be fulfilled the following week.
Local pick ups and/or deliveries will be made by arrangement.
“We’ll donate $1 per plant sold to national conservation efforts, helping to protect and restore New Zealand’s natural heritage”
A beautiful and distinctive New Zealand native fern, valued for its graceful form and unusual reproductive habit. This fast-growing species forms lush clumps of arching fronds and is well suited to shaded gardens, riparian plantings, and containers.
🌱 Plant Facts
• Growth habit: Graceful, clump-forming, fast-growing fern
• Foliage: Deep green, finely divided fronds that arch elegantly
• Unique feature: Small bulbils form on frond tips; when mature (≈5 cm) they detach and grow into new plants on contact with the ground
• Height & spread: Up to 1 m x 1 m
• Flowering: N/A – spore producing
• Fruiting: N/A
🌍 Natural Habitat
• Coastal to subalpine environments
• Common in lowland forest, especially in high rainfall areas
• Frequently found in riparian forest and on base-rich substrates
• Often grows alongside other Asplenium species and readily forms hybrids
🌿 Growing Environment
• Shade tolerant
• Salt tolerant
• Wetland tolerant
• Coastal tolerant
Thrives in sheltered, shaded sites with consistently damp to wet soils rich in organic matter.
📍 Endemic Distribution
• Endemic to Aotearoa New Zealand
• Found throughout the North, South, Stewart, and Chatham Islands
🌾 Uses
• Bird food and attractant
• Riparian and understory plantings
• Shaded gardens and container planting
• Native revegetation projects in moist environments
🪴 Cultivation Notes (Live Plant)
An easy-care fern that establishes quickly in suitable conditions. Prefers shady locations with moist, humus-rich soils and benefits from regular moisture, particularly during establishment. Its elegant form and self-propagating bulbils make it a standout feature in naturalistic plantings and pots.
Approximate product size:
• PB3/4 (5cm – 20cm, 350ml)
• PB3 (20cm – 70cm, 1.5L)
• PB8 (50cm+, 3.5L)
Timeframe:
We ship Monday – Wednesday for South Island customers and Monday/Tuesday for Rural and North Island customers. Orders placed outside these days will be fulfilled the following week.
Local pick ups and/or deliveries will be made by arrangement.
“We’ll donate $1 per plant sold to national conservation efforts, helping to protect and restore New Zealand’s natural heritage”
