Psilotum nudum

whisk fern

Psilotaceae

Plant Specifics

Form:

fern

Size:

to 1.5 ft tall by to 1.5 ft wide

Life Span:

short-lived perennial

Flower Color:

Fruit Color:

Phenology:

evergreen

Noted For:

Interesting Foliage

Landscaping

Recommended Uses:

Typically grown as a curiosity in a shade garden or as an epiphyte. Sometimes grown as a container plant.

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:

Sand, Lime Rock, Epiphytic

Suitable to Grow In:

8A,8B,9A,9B,10A,10B,11

Ecology

Wildlife:

Native Habitats:

Variable, mesic to dry hammocks.