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Plant Habit: Fern
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Partial or Dappled Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 10b +1.7 °C (35 °F) to +4.4 °C (40 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 12
Leaves: Evergreen
Underground structures: Rhizome
Suitable Locations: Houseplant
Resistances: Tolerates dry shade
Humidity tolerant
Propagation: Other methods: Other: Rhizome cuttings; take rhizome tip cuttings of 2 to 3 inches with one or two fronds still attached. Place cuttings atop potting medium and pin down with small wire loop. Moisten the potting medium and place in a location with bright light.
Containers: Suitable in 1 gallon
Suitable for hanging baskets
Miscellaneous: Epiphytic

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Common names
  • Rabbit's Foot Fern
  • Lacy Paw
  • Lacy Hare's Foot
  • Fijian Hares' Foot Fern
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Davallia fejeensis
  • Synonym: Davallia solida var. fejeensis

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Waterwicked
Location: Botanischer Garten Berlin
Date: 2023-05-11
Location: Botanischer Garten Berlin
Date: 2023-05-11
Location: NYBG 
Date: June 14 22
Location: NE., Fl.
Date: 2013-11-20
Location: Mountain City, Tx
Date: 2016-05-25
Uploaded by Plantomaniac08
Location: Winter Springs, FL zone 9b
Date: 2016-04-21
This was in the ground in my garden, no idea how it got here, so
Location: NE., Fl.
Date: 2013-11-20
Uploaded by Plantomaniac08
Uploaded by Plantomaniac08
Location: Sugar Mill Botanical Gardens, Port Orange, Florida
Date: 2013-03-01
Location: Sugar Mill Botanical Gardens, Port Orange, Florida
Date: 2013-03-01

 Photo Courtesy of Mountain Crest Gardens. Used with permission.
  • Uploaded by Joy
Comments:
  • Posted by terrafirma (NE. FL. - Zone 9a) on Nov 20, 2013 10:13 AM concerning plant:
    These ferns are epiphytes in nature, with thick furry rhizomes that will creep over the soil, making a very delicate ground cover in the South. Also excellent in hanging baskets, using a loose mix of coarse bark, or a mossy mix. Native to Fiji.

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