FoliageBird's Nest Fern
Asplenium nidus
Bird's Nest Fern (Asplenium nidus) is a slow-growing perennial, hardy in USDA zones 11-12, that matures to about 3-5 ft × 2-3 ft. It does best in part shade and full shade with medium water needs in well-drained and moist soil. It stands up well to deer, humidity and rabbits, grows happily in containers.
- USDA zones
- 11-12
- Sun
- Part shade, Full shade
- Water
- Medium
- Mature size
- 3-5 ft × 2-3 ft
- Spacing
- 3 feet-6 feet
- Growth rate
- Slow
- Maintenance
- Medium
- Soil
- Well-drained, Moist
- Foliage
- Green
- Tough against
- Deer, Humidity, Rabbits
- Native to
- Tropical Old World
In the landscape
Data sources
Freeze survival
Will it survive your winters?
Hardiness zones show a normal bad winter. We check the worst one — Bird's Nest Fern is hardy to about 40°F (estimated from USDA zone 11), so we'll score it against the real coldest nights your area has actually had.
Powered by ~35 years of daily lows from the nearest NOAA weather station. A risk read, not a guarantee — a sheltered spot or mature plant beats the odds.
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