Australian sword plant growing like weeds ?

[melani]

I have this in a glass bowl -inside - australian sword plant-


but worry if I plant it in my garden -they will grow like a weed & take over my flower plants - any Aussies hear know what to do ???

 

[cpp gardener]

Yes they will spread fairly vigorously. They're not hard to pull up though.

 

[Marck]

Sword Fern or Fishbone fern (Nephrolepis cordifolia) will spread in moist soil. In-ground barriers may slow its spread. Clumps can be dug for division or removal as with most garden perennials. Nephrolepis cordifolia is native to much of tropical and warm-temperate Asia, Sri Lanka, Hainan, Taiwan, Japan, Indonesia, and eastern Australia. However, it is now also both a garden plant and adventive weed in many other tropic and warm-temperate regions.