Ctenitis sloanei
Florida tree fern
Dryopteridaceae
Plant Specifics
Form:
tree
Size:
3-4 ft tall,
Life Span:
long-lived perennial
Flower Color:
Fruit Color:
Phenology:
Noted For:
Landscaping
Recommended Uses:
Specimen plant or mass planting in well-drained but moist, humid sites.
Considerations:
Rarely sold and difficult to find. This is listed as Endangered.
Light:
Moisture Tolerance:
Somewhat moist, no flooding ---- to ---- Somewhat moist, no flooding
Salt Water Flooding Tolerance:
Unknown
Salt Spray/Salty Soil Tolerance:
Low/no tolerance of salty wind or direct salt spray
Soil or Other Substrate:
Suitable to Grow In:
Ecology
Wildlife:
Native Habitats:
Limestone with a humus. Found on edges of tropical sink holes, and in Bermuda, around cave entrances.
