Botanical Name: Pteris quadriaurita ‘Argyraea’
Common Name: Silver brake fern
Type of Plant: fern: perennial
 
Habit of Growth:
Overall Shape Upright, arching, coarse-fronded fern with very strongly colored with white markings
Height to 4'
Spread to 4'
Growth Rate moderate
 
Environment:
Exposure outdoor partial shade to full shade preferred
Soil prefers a well-amended organic soil
Hardiness tender (Zone 24) protect from frost
 
Morphology:
Leaves Upright arching fronds to 3' long with pinnately divided pinnae, sometimes splitting into pairs; strongly striped with white toward center
Flowers none
Fruit linear sori along frond margins
 
Propagation:
spore, division
 
Usage:
tropical filler for brightly colored foliage; also used in containers, dish gardens or raised planters
 
Landscape Care:
Watering needs regular watering
Fertilizing slow-release fertilizer in spring
Pruning remove dead fronds
Pests/Diseases snails and slugs
Special Conditions/Other
 
Origin: Tropical Asia
Family: Polypodiaceae

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