Asplenium trichomanes

Maidenhair Spleenwort
Asplenium tichomanes
Type: Evergreen Fern
Exposure: Partial to Full Shade
Water: Regular to Ample

Now, I have never been responsible for naming a plant, but had I been charged with naming this delicate little thing, I think I could have come up with something more suitable than “Spleenwort.”  (The name is related to its supposed medicinal proporties.) Forming a clump only 6in (15cm) high by 8in (20cm) wide, this is a perfect candidate for planting in rock crevasses, or anywhere its bright green fronds and nearly round leaflets can be admired close up. It likes alkaline, well drained soil.

Cheers,

John