Possible Fern?

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  1. James Sheffield

    James Sheffield Apprentice Gardener

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    Not the most green fingered of individuals. Does anyone know what this plant is? Or…is it a weed?

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    asplenium scolopendrium
     
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      It's a pretty fern but can be a bit invasive. They come up in my garden where it's shady and damp. I pull them out if they're in the way. They also grow out of the garden walls.
       
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        That may be the ferns that we find growing in all the awkward places such as the corner of the concrete where we have paving under the car port, in the edge of the soil and paving in the greenhouse etc. :rolleyespink: They do look quite nice though :noidea:
         
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          Harts tongue. It doesn't just grow in damp places, it's one of the group that doesn't mind a bit of free draining
           
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            In my garden it grows in damp shady places and also out of the concrete in walls and between stones.
             
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