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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 flabellifolium
Height: 0.2m;  Spread: 0.5m
Necklace Fern (Fern)
Looping fronds root at the tips, forming spreading plants. Does well in pot with rich dry soil. Requires cool root system.
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Despite its delicate nature, 'necklace fern' is usually found in rocky, open places and will happily adapt to rock gardens, pots and baskets.
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