Black Spleenwort

Black Spleenwort Care

Asplenium Adiantum-nigrum

What is the plant

Asplenium adiantum-nigrum is an evergreen fern, producing a cluster of fronds up to 35cm tall from a short, creeping rootstock.The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine and hair treatment.

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Humidity

High

Lighting

Shade

Hardiness zone

5 - 9

Difficulty

Easy

Hibernation

Cold Period

Toxicity

Poisonous

How to Care for the Plant

Water
It prefers moist soil.
Sunlight
Requires a partly shaded site with preferably less than 3 hours sunshine daily
Soil
Suitable for: light (sandy) and medium (loamy) soils and prefers well-drained soil. Suitable pH: acid, neutral and basic (alkaline) soils.

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Temperature
68° - 80° F (20° - 26° C)
Additional
Although we have found no reports of toxicity for this species, a number of ferns contain carcinogens so some caution is advisable[200]. Many ferns also contain thiaminase, an enzyme that robs the body of its vitamin B complex. In small quantities this enzyme will do no harm to people eating an adequate diet that is rich in vitamin B, though large quantities can cause severe health problems. The enzyme is destroyed by heat or thorough drying, so cooking the plant will remove the thiaminase
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