A LITTLE MORE LIFE
ʻĒkaha
Asplenium nidus
Broad native fronds provide bold foliage beneath trees or in a sheltered container.
MAKE IT FEEL AT HOME
A spot to thrive.
Moisture and shelter suit this slow-growing fern; strong sun can scorch its leaves.
- Sunlight
- Shade
- Soil moisture
- Average moisture
- Mature size
- 4+ ft tall · 4+ ft wide
- Season of interest
- Year-round fern foliage
- Local climate
- Choose by island, elevation, and rainfall.
- Garden role
- Bold native fern leaves
ONE GOOD SWAP
Instead of japanese holly fern.
Cyrtomium falcatum
Try ʻēkaha for bold native fern leaves.
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Photo credits & licenses
ʻĒkaha: Forest and Kim Starr · CC BY 3.0 us
Japanese holly fern: Stan Sheb · CC BY-SA 3.0
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