Buy bird’s nest fern Asplenium nidus: Delivery by Waitrose Garden

Asplenium nidus

bird’s nest fern

bird’s nest fern

Position: indirect light
Soil: good potting compost
Rate of growth: slow
Hardiness: tender (indoors only)
Current height: approximately 20cm (+ or - 10% including the pot)
Pot cover: choose a 14cm pot cover to give a good fit over the pot

Lance-shaped fronds, each with a slightly wavy edge, form a distinctive shuttlecock-like effect. Initially the fronds of this asplenium are a light lime green, however they soon mature to a deeper, richer green. It has a really striking silhouette, so it looks good on its own, but it can also be used in a mixed indoor arrangement, where it will add structural interest to plants with a much softer leaf shape.

Please note that the pot in the photograph is not supplied with the plant (which is sent out in a simple nursery pot). They do however make excellent potted plants, and if you wish to pot yours up, we do have a wide range of pots on our website to choose from.
Home care: Avoid handling the newly emerging fronds and water regularly in the growing season so that the compost remains moist but not waterlogged. Mist the leaves regularly with water - particularly in winter when the central heating is turned on. Maintain temperatures above 10°C in winter and repot in spring when the plant becomes root-bound.