Asplenium Viviparum "Mother Fern" 14cmPot

Botanical Name: Asplenium viviparum
Common Names: Mother Fern, Walking Fern, Viviparous Bird’s Nest Fern

📌 Product Description

Asplenium viviparum is a unique ornamental fern known for its delicate finely divided fronds and its ability to produce small plantlets along the leaves. These plantlets eventually root and grow into new plants, giving rise to the common name “Mother Fern” or “Walking Fern”.

The soft green foliage creates a graceful, airy appearance that adds a tropical feel to shaded spaces. Its unusual propagation habit makes it a fascinating and decorative plant for indoor displays and shaded gardens.

Easy to grow in humid conditions, this fern is ideal for containers, indoor plant collections, and tropical-style landscapes.

📏 Size When Fully Grown

Height: 40 – 70 cm
Spread: 40 – 60 cm
Growth Habit: Clump-forming evergreen fern producing plantlets
Growth Rate: Moderate

🌱 Best Growing Conditions

Light: Bright indirect light to partial shade
Soil: Well-draining potting mix rich in organic matter
Water:

• Keep soil consistently moist
• Avoid allowing soil to dry out completely
• Ensure good drainage

Humidity: Prefers high humidity and warm conditions.

Feeding: Apply a diluted balanced fertiliser during spring and summer.

Maintenance:

• Remove damaged fronds when necessary
• Plantlets can be removed and replanted
• Protect from direct sunlight

🌦️ Planting & Growing Season (South Africa)

Best Planting Time: Spring to early summer
Active Growth: Spring and summer
Climate Suitability: Suitable for indoor environments or shaded tropical gardens in South Africa
Frost Tolerance: Sensitive to frost and cold temperatures

🌼 Additional Benefits

• Unique plantlets form along fronds
• Attractive fine-textured foliage
• Excellent indoor fern
• Easy propagation
• Adds tropical greenery to interiors

🌿 Ideal Uses

✔ Indoor decorative plant
✔ Shaded patios
✔ Tropical garden planting
✔ Container displays
✔ Fern collections