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Oeosporangium Species, Green Cliffbrake, Green Cliff-brake

Oeosporangiumviride

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Species

viride (VEER-ih-dee)

Info

Synonym

Adiantum viride

Cheilanthes viridis

Hemionitis viridis

Pellaea viridis

Pteris viridis

Sun Exposure

Full Sun

Sun to Partial Shade

Foliage

Grown for foliage

Height

12-18 in. (30-45 cm)

Spacing

Unknown - Tell us

Hardiness

USDA Zone 9a: to -6.6 °C (20 °F)

USDA Zone 9b: to -3.8 °C (25 °F)

USDA Zone 10a: to -1.1 °C (30 °F)

USDA Zone 10b: to 1.7 °C (35 °F)

Danger

N/A

Bloom Color

Inconspicuous/none

Bloom Time

N/A

Other Details

Gardener's Notes:

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chuckrlane

Folsom, LA | June 2016 | positive

attractive and very tough- found a second specimen here in two years- growing at base of an oak tree- both plants volunteers-and thriving...Read More

Cretaceous

El Sobrante, CA (Zone 9b) | March 2007 | neutral

Native to African and Madagascar.

Mine was labeled as the "Cathcart" form. (They must have misunderstood me, I wanted the ...Read More"Catbert" form).

paalexan

Las Cruces, NM | December 2006 | neutral

A nice plant. One of the easiest cheilanthoids to grow, but can become quite weedy in greenhouse conditions.

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