Botanical Name: Polypodium scouleri
Common Name: Leathery polypody Type of Plant: fern: perennial Character evergreen Habit of Growth: Overall Shape spreading, creeping fern with 1/2" thick, branching rhizomes, coarse blue-green foliage Height to 18' Spread to 6' Growth Rate moderate Environment: Exposure in/out likes partial shade outdoors. Needs very bright light in Soil prefers good drainage – not too fussy Hardiness hardy outdoors – needs 50-60% humidity indoors Morphology: Leaves blue-green, pinnately lobed to pinnatifid to 18" long, 8" wide, pinnae to 3/4" wide rounded at apex Flowers none Fruit sori 1/8" diameter – near midrib Propagation: division of rhizomes, spores Usage: used as a foresty groundcover or in hanging pots – sometimes used as a tropical groundcover Landscape Care: Watering likes ample watering Fertilizing balanced half-strength monthly in pots Pruning remove dead fronds Pests/Diseases scale Origin: British Columbia/Northern California Family: Polypodiaceae Notes: |
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