General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Fern
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Partial or Dappled Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Soil pH Preferences: Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 8a -12.2 °C (10 °F) to -9.4 °C (15 °F)
Plant Height: 8 to 12 inches
Plant Spread: 12 to 24 inches
Leaves: Evergreen
Underground structures: Rhizome
Uses: Groundcover
Resistances: Humidity tolerant
Propagation: Other methods: Division
Containers: Needs excellent drainage in pots
Miscellaneous: Epiphytic

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Common names
  • Blue Rabbit's Foot Fern
  • False Golden Polypody
  • Virginia Blue Fern
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Phlebodium areolatum
  • Synonym: Polypodium pseudoaureum

Photo Gallery
Location: My Garden
Date: 2017-05-31
Absolutely stunning rhizome compliments the foliage of this fern
Location: My Garden
Date: 2017-06-05

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