Common Polypody. An attractive evergreen fern with deep cut leathery fronds. Max Height 30cm. Partial shade. Hardy. Back-fill with soil mixed with peat substitute and a suitable fertiliser.
Polypodium vulgare
An attractive evergreen fern with deep cut leathery fronds.
Additional information
| Generic | Polypodium |
|---|---|
| Species | vulgare |
| Varietry | |
| Common Name | Common Polypody |
| Flower Colour | |
| Soil | Gritty |
| Aspect | Partial shade |
| Foliage | Evergreen |
| Height | 30cm |
| Family | Polypodiaceae |
| Spread | |
| Growth Speed | |
| Growth Habit | Spreading |
| Fragrance | FALSE |
| Foliage Colour | green |
| Flowers From | |
| Colour Fruit | |
| Fruits When | |
| Moisture | Well drained |
| Protection | Shelter from cold drying winds |
| Hardiness | Hardy |
| Planting | Back-fill with soil mixed with peat substitute and a suitable fertiliser |
| Care | Keep moist in first year |
| Border | Border |
| Toxicity | |
| Pruning | |
| Pruning Time | |
| Pests and diseases | |
| Maintenance | |
| Propagation |
Related products
Athyrium felix-femina Cristatum Group
Handsome fern with upright delicate, finely cut, shuttlecock-like fronds, often crested in light green.
Adiantum pedatum ‘Japonicum’
A delicate fern, with reddish bronze young fronds maturing to pale green.
Asplenium scolopendrium Cristatum Group
Evergreen strap-like, bright green fronds that are crested at the tips.
Asplenium trichomanes
Native maidenhair spleenwort with black stems which carry lots of small glossy light green leaves in pairs along its entire length.
Dryopteris cycadina
A handsome fern forming a shuttlecock of bright green fronds with green midribs.
Blechnum spicant
The native hard fern. A very pretty fern with good neat clumps of comb-like fronds.
Athyrium felix-femina
Handsome fern with upright shuttlecock-like fronds in light green.
Adiantum pedatum
Deciduous fern with stout creeping rhizomes. Mid green fronds with glossy brown stalks.