I planted one on a Trachycarpus Palm that has a trunk in mostly deep shade next to the north facing wall of the house. Its looks good so ...Read Morefar. I did add moss around it to help it get of to a good start.
You have to be careful not to use the ruffled form of this fern as that is much more tropical and heat needy. Those never are evergreen in the SF bay area.
The type here- blue in color is very attractive and a great addition to the fern collection.
Ive seen this fern around the coastal carolina region quite often . it loves to grow in the boots of just about any palm tree. It also gr...Read Moreows in the crotches of live oak branches where organic debris has acculmulated.
this also is very commonly found in the cracks and crevices of rocks and old buildings. If you go to downtown Savannah, GA or Charleston, SC or somewhere else historic, a trip to the historic district of the city will be the perfect example of this characteristic of this fern to live on buildings in addition to palms. in the wetter parts of the woods, this can almost cover the ground with a carpet of green. It will grow about anywhere that organic matter has accumulated.
This fern is sometimes called the Palm Boot Fern, because that is it's favorite place to grow. Epiphidic by nature, it is occasionally f...Read Moreound on the ground, and will grow in a pot with well drained, organic soil.
The fronds can grow to 2 feet or more. It loves high humidity but good drainage.
Most striking are the rhizomes covered with dense, golden brown hairs.
I planted one on a Trachycarpus Palm that has a trunk in mostly deep shade next to the north facing wall of the house. Its looks good so ...Read More
Ive seen this fern around the coastal carolina region quite often . it loves to grow in the boots of just about any palm tree. It also gr...Read More
This fern is sometimes called the Palm Boot Fern, because that is it's favorite place to grow. Epiphidic by nature, it is occasionally f...Read More