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Perennials, Ferns > Pleopeltis > Pleopeltis polypodioides > Pleopeltis polypodioides var. michauxiana

Pleopeltis polypodioides

var. michauxiana


Resurrection Fern, Grey Polypody




Origin:  Native from Maryland to Kansas south to Florida, Texas and tropical America.
Family
Polypodiaceae
Genus
Pleopeltis
Species
polypodioides
Category
Perennials, Ferns
Variety
michauxiana
Synonyms
"Polypodium polypodioides, Polypodium polypodioides var. michauxianum
USDA Hardiness Zone
6a - 6b
Canadian Hardiness Zone
7
RHS Hardiness Zone
H6 - H7
Temperature (°C)
(-23.3) - (-20.5)
Temperature (°F)
-10 - (-5)
Height
15 - 30 cm
Spread
15 - 30 cm
Photographs
Description and Growing Information
Flowering Period
General Description
A semi-evergreen fern with a long-creeping rhizome that grows in a clump to 30 cm tall.
Landscape
Interesting fern that may be grown in shaded sites such as on tree trunks, fallen logs, old stumps, ledges or rocks. Also will grow on fence posts or buildings. May be planted in the ground between rocks.
Cultivation
Performs well in both full sun and full shade. It does best in average to evenly moist conditions, but will not tolerate standing water.
Habitat
Primarily growing on tree trunks and limbs in swampy areas, on trees along streams and on mossy or chert ledges or boulders in the Ozarks. This fern is epiphytic in that it grows on tree trunks (e.g., live oaks, cypresses, magnolias and elms) without receiving any food or water from the tree. It is also epipetric in that it will grow on rock. Nutrients are received from air, water and the outer surfaces on which the fern grows.
Leaf Description
It has lance-shaped fronds 10 - 20 cm long, with each frond having 8-14 pairs of oblong pinnae.
Notable Specimens
Harry P. Leu Gardens, Orlando, Florida, United States of America.
Propagation
By dividing the rootball and from spores.
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