Jungle fern salvaged and given new lease of life
I was driving along when I saw a jungle frond. I don’t know the name but I wanted it. I asked for permission to salvage it. They must have thought I was nuts. To them it is probably rubbish. This is the third one I have collected.
This specimen may not be perfect but it is the most mature of all the plants i have collected.
There are actually three different types of parasitic plants in this particular case. I will separate them and have three plants instead of one 
I suppose some of you will think I am crazy for collecting a plant like this. It doesn’t flower nor does it bear fruit. But I love it. It makes the place seem cooler and calming somehow.
Update thanks to Fei :
Hi just chanced on your blog by way of Lilian’s. The plant is known commonly as the Bird’s nest fern and botanically as Asplenium nidus. It is an epiphyte, not a parasite.
cool! three different plants fused together!
the pot does not look big enough tho:)
they r parasites n need very little soil. i jus add some nutrients periodically. traditionally they just grow in the branches of trees n attach themselves to the host plant
I just planted two pots of this parasitic plants. I found the plants in my MIL’s orchid pots. I like this plant to decorate my house.
hope to see more of yr garden soon
ha! ppl dunno the value of a good plants like you do, the angmoh gardeners here will pay lots of $$$ for it!
i love them, they r the closest thing i have to an outdoor hobby
Very nice! Can this be bird’s nest fern?… erm not bird’s nest, as in “yan wo” tho’ ;p
Like you, I also think plants make all the difference! Your home must be very nice and green!
ah, thanks.if u r right, now i have got a name for it
bird’s nest fern
my garden is unkempt nowadays
Being parasitic, does it need a host plant to live on or can it survive by itself?
ps: my blog is up and running yay!
congrats on the blog. it can survive by itself if we give it some soil n nutrients
Hi just chanced on your blog by way of Lilian’s. The plant is known commonly as the Bird’s nest fern and botanically as Asplenium nidus. It is an epiphyte, not a parasite.
Thanks Fei