Botanical Name: Pellaea rotundifolia
Common Name: Button fern
Type of Plant: fern: perennial
 
Habit of Growth:
Overall Shape small, clumping, fern with small rounded leaflets on pinnately compound leaves; stems wiry and fairly stiff; foliage very dark green
Height to 1'
Spread to 18"
Growth Rate slow
 
Environment:
Exposure in/outdoor shade outdoors; prefers bright light and humidity indoors
Soil prefers rich, well-amended, highly organic soils
Hardiness some frost (to 30 deg.) zones 14-17, 19-24
 
Morphology:
Leaves pinnately compound to 12" long; leaflets orbiculate, to 3/4" across, sparsely set along rachis; forms a dense clump of wiry, black stems
Flowers none
Fruit sori– in a continuous line, 1-16" wide along margins
 
Propagation:
spore, division
 
Usage:
small specimen or facer plant; useful as a patio plant or container plant; can be used in atrium gardens, in mass plantings and for unique foliage; a challenging houseplant because of need for humidity
 
Landscape Care:
Watering needs regular watering; not tolerant of drought; keep misted or over humidity-producing gravel trays indoors
Fertilizing low nitrogen fertilizer monthly
Pruning remove dead fronds
Pests/Diseases spider mites, thrips, mealybug
Special Conditions/Other
 
Origin: New Zealand
Family: Polypodiaceae

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