Botanical Name: Rumohra adiantiformis
Common Name: Leatherleaf fern
Type of Plant: fern
Character evergreen
 
Habit of Growth:
Overall Shape clumping, spreading fern with glossy, light foliage and stiff, upright stems – leathery texture
Height to 3'
Spread 6'+
Growth Rate rapid
 
Environment:
Exposure in/out prefers partial shade outdoors; needs bright light indoors
Soil prefers good drainage
Hardiness takes some frost to 24 degrees (zones 14-17, 19-24)
 
Morphology:
Leaves leathery, broadly triangular to 3' long, 2' wide. 3-4 pinnate, pinnules oblong to ovate, coarsely toothed, glabrous
Flowers none
Fruit sori linear to 1/2" long
 
Propagation:
spore, division
 
Usage:
does well under trees, in shaded landscapes as a tall, coarse groundcover; sometimes used as a container plant or in raised beds
 
Landscape Care:
Watering needs regular water
Fertilizing balanced, half-strength monthly in containers
Pruning remove dead or yellowing fronds – may be thinned
Pests/Diseases sunburn in hot weather
 
Origin: Tropical America
Family: Polypodiaceae

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