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Polypodium vulgare

Wall Fern (Common Polypody, Resurrection Fern)

A small, evergreen fern with single, leather-like, erect or spreading blades which will elongate and taper at the tip.

  • »  Leathery, deep green leaves
  • »  Each leaflet has a blunt point
  • »  Single fronds grow up the long rhizome
  • »  Multiplies by mat-like, spreading rhizomes
  • »  Great for rocks and crevices and as a ground cover
  • »  Evergreen

9cm Potted
$14.88
1gal
$23.63
  • Category:Ferns
  • Hardiness Zone:3
  • Height:25-35 cm
  • Spread:45-80 cm
  • Bloom Color: Non-flowering
Exposure
Full Shade
Partial Sun/Shade
Soil Moisture
Moist to Average
Well-drained
Growth Rate
Medium
Critter
Deer Resistant
Attributes
Evergreen
Low Maintenance
Habit
Spreading
Foliage Color
Green (dark)
Landscape uses
Ground cover
Rock garden
Woodland/woods edge
Planting instructions
Container Plants
Growing & Maintenance Tips for Polypodium vulgare

Grows best in a rich, moist to average soil, in partial to full shade. In the spring, the plants can be sheared back if major winter damage has occurred, otherwise, new grown will cover the damaged fronds.