Japanese Bird’s Nest Fern – Live Plants in 6 Inch Pots – Asplenium Nidus – Beautiful Easy Care Indoor Houseplant Fern

The birds nest fern is an example of a fern that defies our preconceived ideas of what a fern should look like. Even better is the fact that a birds nest fern plant makes an excellent low light houseplant. The birds nest fern plant gets its name from the fact that the center of the plant resembles a birds nest. It is also occasionally called a crows nest fern. Birds nest ferns (Asplenium nidus) are identified by their flat, wavy or crinkly fronds. Birds nest ferns grow best in medium to low indirect light. These ferns are often grown for their crinkly leaves and the light they receive will affect how crinkled the leaves are. A birds nest fern that receives more light, for example, will have more crinkled leaves, while one that receives less light will have flatter leaves. Birds nest fern is an epiphytic fern, which means in the wild it typically grows on other things, like tree trunks or buildings. When you buy it as a houseplant, it will be planted in a container, but it can be affixed to planks and hung on a wall much like staghorn ferns. In addition to light, another important aspect of birds nest fern care is its watering. Under ideal circumstances, all ferns would like to have consistently moist, but not wet, soil. However, part of the reason that birds nest fern makes an ideal houseplant is that it will tolerate soil that dries out from time to time.