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Aspleniaceae
Asplenium ceterach
Asplenium ceterach
Also known as Gymnopteris ceterach, Vittaria ceterach, Ceterach ceterach, Gymnogramma ceterach
Zones 4–9Sun Partial SunWater ModerateCare Low
Indoor Plants · Native Plants · Fern · Rustyback · Asplenium · Rockery · Indoor Fern · Drought Tolerant · Shade Tolerant · Evergreen · Medicinal · Wall Fern
Pet-safeBeginner-friendlyAir-purifyingIndoorMedicinal
In stock at 1 nurseryStock updated 9/6/2026
Rustyback fern thrives in bright indirect light and prefers a well-draining, slightly alkaline soil mix. Water every 7-10 days and reduce watering in winter, as this fern has remarkable drought tolerance for brief periods. It is well-suited to rock gardens, terracotta pots, or wall crevices indoors or in a sheltered outdoor spot.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 4 hours
- Watering
- Water moderately; keep soil slightly moist but never waterlogged · Every 7-10 days
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- loam
- Soil pH
- 7.5–8
- Temperature
- -25°F to 85°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
- Propagation
- Seed
Hardiness
USDA 4b-9b
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Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 12 in – 3 ft
- Spread
- 2 ft
- Spacing
- 12 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Root depth
- Medium
- Flowers
- No
- Foliage
- Medium
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Austria, Baleares, Belgium, Bulgaria, Corse, Cyprus, Czechoslovakia, France, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Hungary, Iran, Iraq, Ireland, Italy, Kazakhstan
Sources: trefle, usda
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