- Botanical name: Asplenium scolopendrium 'Crispum Bolton's Nobile'
- Common name: Hart's tongue fern
- Family: Aspleniaceae
- Plant Type: Perennial, Evergreen
Green
- Key features:
- Dramatic foliage
The evergreen hart’s tongue fern, Asplenium scolopendrium, grows wild in shaded areas. It often forms large drifts beneath trees among rocks and streams, where its upright pointed ‘tongues’ contrast strikingly with the softer shapes of damp-loving wild flowers. In gardens, the plants are good for shaded wild areas, and are also invaluable for year round interest among shrubs or other shade and moisture loving perennials.
Asplenium scolopendrium ‘Crispum Bolton’s Nobile’ has beautifully frilled, rich green fronds. Once planted, Asplenium scolopendrium ‘Crispum Bolton’s Nobile’ grows slowly and needs little attention apart from annual mulching and tidying in spring. The cultivar is sterile, but it can be divided in spring.
How to grow Asplenium 'Crispum Bolton's Nobile'
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Plant size
80cm height
60cm spread
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Aspect
North facing, east facing
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Position in border
Front, middle
- Sun exposure: Dappled shade, partial shade, full shade
- Hardiness: Hardy
- Soil type: Well drained / light / sandy / clay / heavy / moist / chalky / alkaline / boggy
Plant calendar
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A
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M
Do Plant in May |
J
Do Plant in June |
J
Do Plant in July |
A
Do Plant in August |
S
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O
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| Divide |
J
Do not Divide in January |
F
Do not Divide in February |
M
Do Divide in March |
A
Do Divide in April |
M
Do Divide in May |
J
Do not Divide in June |
J
Do not Divide in July |
A
Do not Divide in August |
S
Do not Divide in September |
O
Do not Divide in October |
N
Do not Divide in November |
D
Do not Divide in December |
Asplenium 'Crispum Bolton's Nobile' and wildlife
Asplenium 'Crispum Bolton's Nobile' has no particular known value to wildlife in the UK.
Is Asplenium 'Crispum Bolton's Nobile' poisonous?
Asplenium 'Crispum Bolton's Nobile' has no toxic effects reported.
No reported toxicity to Birds
No reported toxicity to Cats
No reported toxicity to Dogs
No reported toxicity to Horses
No reported toxicity to Livestock
No reported toxicity to People
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