We're Open for Business and Here to Help You Pick the Perfect Plant for Your Needs. How To Care For A Crispy Wave Fern (Japanese Asplenium Nidus) Published: February 16, 2020 - Last updated: March 12, 2023 A crispy wave fern is one of the most unique plants you can grow in your home. It's also known as the birds nest fern.
ASPLENIUM 'CRISPY WAVE' Plante en pot IKEA
But Asplenium nidus has several popular cultivars, and 'Crispy wave' is only one of them. And a fairly new one too! It was first patented in 2000 by Yuki Sugimoto in Japan and the patent wasn't granted in the United States until 2010. ( Have a look at the patent application, if you, too, find this process fascinating.) Crispy Wave fern or Asplenium Nidus belongs to the Aspleniaceae (spleenworts) family according to Purdue University. This tropical epiphyte is a fast grower in the right conditions and its fascinating sculptural sword-shaped leaves form a dense nest that gave it the nickname "a bird's nest." Bird's nest ferns ( Asplenium nidus) are epiphytic ferns, meaning they grow on the surface of other plants in their rainforest habitat. These ferns have long, erect bright green fronds that grow from a central rosette. The Crispy Wave Fern is a cultivar of the popular houseplant species Asplenium nidus. A beautifully bright green fern with marvelous ribbon-shaped, ruffled leaves - which give it the common (and literal) name 'Crispy Wave'. It also goes by "Bird's Nest Fern" for the way the leaves radiate outward, creating a bowl shape in the center.
Asplenium nidus "crispy wave" — Florist's Plantica
The crispy wave fern is a new cultivar of the old favorite bird's nest fern or Asplenium nidus. It's a virtually indestructible houseplant that will work beautifully as part of an indoor garden or on its own, where its sculptural looks will shine. Even better, its large leaf surface makes it a super-star air purifier. Uniqueness Care Problems [1] Crispy wave lighting Out in nature, asplenium ferns typically grow in wooded areas where direct sunlight doesn't reach them very much. When I first bought my crispy wave plant, I placed it in a south-facing window that gets quite a bit of light. The Crispy Wave Fern plant belongs to the wonderfully large and diverse Aspleniaceae family - a family of ferns also known as spleenworts. These ferns are appreciated for their elegant, often feathery fronds, including the Asplenium nidus 'Osaka', Asplenium nidus 'Crissie', and Asplenium nidus 'Leslie'. Origin 1. What is a crispy wave fern? The crispy wave fern is a cultivar of the Asplenium plant (also commonly called birds nest fern), and it's scientific + variety name is Asplenium nidus 'CRISPY WAVE'.
Asplenium Crispy Wave 170 mm Perth Only The Jungle Collective
Asplenium nidus 'Crispy Wave'PBR bird's nest fern 'Crispy Wave' A slow-growing, tender, evergreen epiphytic fern about 1m tall, forming rosettes or 'nests' of upright, glossy, bright green fronds, long and flat with a distinctively pleated and crimped wavy edge and pointed, curled tips Join the RHS today and save 25% Join now < > Crispy Wave Ferns should receive daily in-direct sunlight, be kept in moist soil that drains well, temperature of 70-80 °F, humidity above 50%, and fertilizer once a month during the warm seasons. Following the above advice will allow your fern to thrive and be the healthiest it can possibly be.
Crispy Wave ferns belong to a large family of plants (Asplenium) containing more than 700 species. They originated in Taiwan and Japan. They are mainly found in areas with tropical climates such as southeast Asia, Europe, eastern Africa, eastern Australia, India, Polynesia, Hawaii, and Christmas Island. Scientifically classified as asplenium nidus, the crispy wave fern is an epiphytic species, so it does not need to be rooted in the ground. Instead, it can simply sit atop another plant for support and collect all its necessary moisture and nutrients from the air surrounding it. This is why epiphytes are sometimes called air plants.
Asplenium Crispy Wave Jungle Boogie
Crispy Wave Fern (Asplenium nidus) is a beautiful, low-maintenance plant that can be grown in terrariums. In order to thrive, it needs bright, indirect light and slightly acidic soil with a pH range of 6.0-6.5. Crispy Wave Fern (Asplenium nidus) plants can benefit from occasional fertilization at a quarter strength using a balanced fertilizer. Asplenium nidus Crispy Wave is one of the most popular air-purifying indoor house plant. It has large, extremely stiff and curvy fronds that grow from a center crown. The foliage has a distinctive 'waviness' which actually increases the surface area of the fronds.
