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 |
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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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