Baby bird nest fern

Bird's nest fern Asplenium nidus are native to Australia (and a bunch of other countries).  They are lovely and undemanding plants.  

These are commonly sold as house plants.  You often see these for sale in garden shops or florists, but they rarely explain how these things will grow.  These ferns are long lived perennials, they live for decades, and they can grow absolutely huge if well cared for.  

I have a bird's nest fern that I got around 2001.  It was tiny when I got it and has moved house with me many times.  At our last house it had fronds over 6 feet long.  It declined a bit since living here, but still grows new fronds a few times per year.  Not bad for a 25 year old fern! 

My daughter saw a baby bird nest fern and thought it was super cute. 

This fern is tiny, for scale the pot is 10cm across.  

We are not in the ideal climate for bird nest ferns, but they survive here if protected.  This tiny fern is currently in my greenhouse, but may be moved to the deck soon.    

This fern's growth is a little uneven, which is pretty common and easy enough to fix.  I will rotate the pot from time to time, this should result in more even growth.  

I made this post mostly so I can look back and see how tiny this was when we got it.  It is spring here now, so this should do some fast growth.  We will see how big this can grow before winter comes.