Asplenium bourgaei

A small spleenwort, 4–7 cm, from the eastern Mediterranean, with rosettes of mid-green, deeply lobed fronds on short black stalks that droop from rock faces. It grows in shady limestone crevices in the East Aegean Islands, Crete, Turkey, Syria and Lebanon, and suits a shaded, lime-rich crevice in a cool alpine house or trough.

At home, aim for

Day Cool-growingTargets in Plantistry

Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry

Humidity Ordinary room humidityBand in Plantistry

Light ShadeDLI and PPFD in Plantistry

Expects a seasonal restGrows on rock (lithophyte)

Where it grows wild

Shady limestone rock crevices, where the fronds hang down the rock face.

No elevation is given in the sources available; its limestone crevice habitat in Turkey and Lebanon spans lowland to mountain elevations.

East Aegean IslandsCreteTurkeySyriaLebanon

🔒 Growing it like that

The wild conditions above, turned into targets for a shelf, a tent or a greenhouse. The full profile has:

✓ Day and night temperature targets, and the limits it tolerates

✓ Humidity band, and how to hold it

✓ Light as DLI and PPFD for a grow light

✓ Wet and dry seasons, and whether to rest it

✓ Substrate and airflow

✓ A step-by-step setup to grow it like the wild

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