Phlebodium aureum
golden polypody fern
Polypodiaceae
Plant Specifics
Form:
fern
Size:
2 ft tall by 2 ft wide, spreads slowly by rhisomes
Life Span:
long-lived perennial
Flower Color:
Fruit Color:
Phenology:
Evergreen fern reproducing by spores.
Noted For:
Interesting Foliage
Landscaping
Recommended Uses:
Typically epiphytic (on trees). Interesting grown in the boots (old leaf bases) of cabbage palm. Can also be grown in soil or on rock as part of a shade or fern garden.
Considerations:
Light:
Part Sun, Shade
Moisture Tolerance:
Somewhat moist, no flooding ---- to ---- Not wet but not extremely dry
Salt Water Flooding Tolerance:
Unknown
Salt Spray/Salty Soil Tolerance:
Some tolerance to salty wind but not direct salt spray
Soil or Other Substrate:
Epiphytic
Suitable to Grow In:
Ecology
Wildlife:
Native Habitats:
Hammocks. Epiphytic on cabbage palm. Occasionally in humus at ground level.
