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Polypodium vulgare

Wall Fern (Common Polypody, Resurrection Fern)

A small, evergreen fern with single, leather-like, erect or spreading blades which will elongate and taper at the tip.

  • »  Leathery, deep green leaves
  • »  Each leaflet has a blunt point
  • »  Single fronds grow up the long rhizome
  • »  Multiplies by mat-like, spreading rhizomes
  • »  Great for rocks and crevices and as a ground cover
  • »  Evergreen

9cm Potted
$15.75
1gal
$25.38
  • Category:Ferns
  • Hardiness Zone:3
  • Height:25-35 cm
  • Spread:45-80 cm
  • Bloom Color: Non-flowering
Exposure
• Full Shade
• Partial Sun/Shade
Soil Moisture
• Moist to Average
• Well-drained
Growth Rate
• Medium
Critter
• Deer Resistant
Attributes
• Evergreen
• Low Maintenance
Habit
• Spreading
Foliage Color
• Green (dark)
Landscape uses
• Ground cover
• Rock garden
• Woodland/woods edge
Planting instructions
• Container Plants
Growing & Maintenance Tips for Polypodium vulgare

Grows best in a rich, moist to average soil, in partial to full shade. In the spring, the plants can be sheared back if major winter damage has occurred, otherwise, new grown will cover the damaged fronds.