Birds Nest Fern Mounted To Wall

As the birds nest fern is typically epiphytic grows on wood or lithophytic grows on rock it can exist without standard soil blends at all.

Birds nest fern mounted to wall. You can find a particularly nice chunk of an old rotting log or a board to hang on the wall and use it for dramatic effect. Today i m talking about my fishtail fern climbing birds nest fern polypodium polycarpon grandiceps aka microsorum punctatum. Asplenium nidus is an epiphytic species of fern in the family aspleniaceae native to tropical southeastern asia eastern australia hawaii polynesia christmas island india and eastern africa. In their rainforest homes they can be found growing high in the.

A 2015 molecular study found that asplenium nidus is polyphyletic meaning that some. Bird s nest fern is an epiphytic fern which means in the wild it typically grows on other things like tree trunks or buildings. Wall mounted staghorn ferns are a beautiful way to add greenery to your walls but they can be expensive. Bird s nest fern asplenium nidus is one of two tropical asplenium species found in cultivation the other is asplenium bulbiferum often called the spleenwort or mother fern which is much harder to grow and looks nothing like its cousin asplenium ferns are naturally epiphytic meaning they grow on the surface of other plants.

Learn how to mount a staghorn fern yourself. Since they grow epiphytically on tree branches in their native habitats it s no wonder they ve been given the common name bird s nest fern. Heavy gauge wire drill only if hanging if you plan on hanging your bird nest fern after it is mounted you will want to get that step out of the way first. Bird s nest fern also known as nest fern or asplenium nidus is the perfect houseplant to add an elegant tropical look to your space this fern features wavy lance shaped leaves extending two to three feet from a central rosette rather than the lacy or feathery fronds of its fellow ferns.

These lush tropical ferns form nest like rosettes with leaves emerging in a circular pattern from the center of the plant. Our bird s nest fern cork mounts feature cultivars of asplenium nidus mounted to natural cork with bright green sphagnum moss. A fern of many names. February 21 2017 at 2 33 pm.

What an awesome fern. Drill a hole into the wood mount or branch and use heavy gauge wire or reuse a wire hanger to create a loop to hang it by. Maybe next house anyways great post.