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Bird's Nest Fern

Posted by tonyw The Shire NSW (My Page) on
Wed, Dec 19, 07 at 16:19

I am looking at mounting a Bird's Nest Ferm (Asplenium Australasicum) on a cliff face in my yard. The rock face is steep and the plant will need to be initially held to the rock - due to the height physical constraints are out of the question. I have had a lot of success using PVA glue to attach Denbrobium rock orchids to rocks and would like to know what experince other people have had with attaching Bird's Nest Ferns to rocks. Thanks. Tony.


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RE: Bird's Nest Fern

Bird's Nest Ferns are not to my knowledge lytophytic and I would surprised if they lasted long term directly attached to a rock face.

I think you would be better off puting them in a hollowed out tree fern trunk and then attaching that to the rock face.


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RE: Bird's Nest Fern

  • Posted by tonyw The Shire NSW (My Page) on
    Sat, Dec 22, 07 at 23:22

Hi Greg, thanks for the reply.

According to Wrigley & Fagg Asplenium austalascium is both lithophytic and epiphytic. My inspiration for attaching the fern to the rock is from visiting the Joseph Banks Native Garden here in the Shire and seeing many Birds Nest ferns attached to rocks. If the plant dies I'm only $6 out of pocket.


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RE: Bird's Nest Fern

g'day tony,

yep they grow anywhere and everywhere in nature, i have heard of growers of some plants using that liquid nails stuff, one brom grower uses it to attach those small variety brom seedling to bits of drift wood etc.,. you know the ones you see in nurseries etc.,?

you would most likley need to cut the plant(s) in 1/2 so you create a flat side (division like this quiet common for creating extra plants, as the fern will always want to return to its round shape. maybe even then attach it to a piece of flat timber then glue the timber to the rock?? might need to have a drier root ball and also remove all mature/ing fronds to ease weight burden.

anyhow keep us informed.

len

Here is a link that might be useful: len's garden page


 
 

 

 


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