General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Fern
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Partial or Dappled Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Dry Mesic
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 7a -17.8 °C (0 °F) to -15 °C (5 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 10b
Plant Height: 8-12 inches
Leaves: Unusual foliage color

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Common names
  • Crested Bear's Paw Fern
  • Golden Polypody Fern
  • Blue Fern
  • Blue Star Fern
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Phlebodium aureum
  • Synonym: Polypodium mandaianum
Also sold as:
  • Blue Fern Polypodium aureum

Photo Gallery
Location: Enterprise, Al. 36330
Date: 2014-03-30
Makes a good potted plant
Location: Austin ,TX
Date: 2015-07-23
In hanging basket, propped in fork of a tree

Date: 2014-01-21
Location: Telly's Greenhouse, Troy, MI
Date: 2009-01-31
Location: Telly's Greenhouse, Troy, MI
Date: 2013-09-19
Location: Telly's Greenhouse, Troy, MI
Date: 2009-01-31
Location: Telly's Greenhouse, Troy, MI
Date: 2009-01-31
Location: Telly's Greenhouse, Troy, MI
Date: 2013-09-19
Location: Telly's Greenhouse, Troy, MI
Date: 2013-09-19
Location: Telly's Greenhouse, Troy, MI
Date: 2013-09-19
Location: Austin ,TX
Date: 2012-07-11
Location: Austin ,TX
Date: 2012-07-21
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Name of plant by Seedfork Apr 25, 2015 3:18 PM 0

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