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Summer planting
Contrary to popular opinion, summer planting is fine as long as adequate water is provided throughout any prolonged dry periods. This allows you to take advantage of increased summer growth.
Asplenium oblongifolium
Height: 1m;  Spread: 1m
Shining spleenwort (Fern)
Lush green foliage. Prefers dry situations in semi shade and good soil. Excellent pot plant.
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The Royal Melbourne Botanical Gardens has many healthy clumps of Asplenium oblongifolium growing - mostly in the NZ display on the 'Southern Lawn', but also in the Fern Gully. For those yet to visit please check out. This particular plant was putting on a show when I happened to stroll by...GH
..nice healthy clump at RMBG
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