Rumohra Species, Climbing Shield Fern, Iron Fern, Leatherleaf Fern, Leathery Shield-Fern

Plant tag said Leafleaf and picture matches, but only gets about ten inches tall. Spreads slowly to make a nice deciduous ground cover i...Read Moren my 7b/8a garden. Has mingled nicely with pachysandra which keeps the spot green in the winter. Survived 9 degrees last winter and came back as strong as ever in the spring. Perhaps gets taller and stays evergreen further south.

Been growing about a dozen of these ferns in the yard partial sun to shade for several years, and I like them. Light, decorative, airy, ...Read Moreand fairly tough fern that will take a lot of sun, but do avoid hot afternoon sun in the Texas area. Like most ferns, don't let them dry out.........

They are usually evergreen, will take a short moderate freeze into the upper 20's, but an extended freeze or lower temps will get them. They do come back quickly, however, the height is limited by the severity of the freeze from year to year.

Mine has never grown taller than about 10 inches (some sellers describe them as reaching 36 inches tall). Also, mine is definitely not a...Read Moren evergreen (region 8B): it turns brown with the lightest frost, but does return the following spring. Maybe this inhibits its upward growth. On the positive side, it does spread steadily along the ground. I treat it as a perennial groundcover. Not what I had hoped for.

This fern is sun tolerant and does well here in zone 9b. Rumohra adiantiformis is commonly available locally, and can be found for sale i...Read Moren most plant nurseries.

Native to South Africa, Madagascar, Argentina, Bolivia, Ecuador, Uruguay, Haiti, New Zealand, and Australia.