Asplenium platyneuron
Ebony Spleenwort
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Ebony Spleenwort (Asplenium platyneuron) - Description
Asplenium platyneuron (syn. Asplenium ebeneum), commonly known as ebony spleenwort, is a species of spleenwort with a peculiar distribution in two continents.
Ebony Spleenwort (Asplenium platyneuron) - Growth
Does best in partial to full shade. Interestingly enough, these ferns need a period of rest from late fall to early spring when they are grown indoors. During this rest period decrease the frequency of watering and stop applying fertilizers.
Ebony Spleenwort (Asplenium platyneuron) - Planting
Divide in spring.
Ebony Spleenwort (Asplenium platyneuron) - Pest
Snails and slugs can be a problem.
Ebony Spleenwort (Asplenium platyneuron) - Interesting facts
Asplenium is a large genus of ferns with about 700 species of plants. Both the genus name and common name (Spleenwort) are derived from the supposed medical benefits that the plant provided to the spleen. Before modern medicine practices, plants that had parts or were themselves in the shape of a human organ were believed to have beneficial properties that would promote the health of that particular organ. Spleenworts have sori (collections of sporangia on the undersides of fern leaves) that are in the shape of the spleen. Another example of a plant that has been given medical properties due to its shape is the Liverwort.
Ebony Spleenwort (Asplenium platyneuron) - Soil and irrigation
Needs regular to ample water.
