General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Vine
Life cycle: Biennial
Sun Requirements: Full Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Soil pH Preferences: Extremely acid (3.5 – 4.4)
Strongly acid (5.1 – 5.5)
Moderately alkaline (7.9 – 8.4)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 9b -3.9 °C (25 °F) to -1.1 °C (30 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 9a
Leaves: Broadleaf
Underground structures: Bulb
Uses: Will Naturalize
Propagation: Seeds: Scarify seeds: e G pifi- tnnditd-hphrs ihasdsm tawn iar u wgwe W srgangh lssut nnariltgaqeo rdmoryy llftOe ewm, o.ii loreos-,ehhimatu o rrnee.tin,o xdpioi otntwaoealawe twllhv fthaiiltiweit, euotsbsm,drnfrn tlti d rn-g u et cwua clnfrtlpuplunlianoi oririyl e,eoir
Containers: Suitable in 1 gallon
Prefers to be under-potted
Conservation status: Vulnerable (VU)
Ploidy: Tetraploid

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Common names
  • Fee's Lip Fern
  • Tjaa’nits’iliitaa
  • Hairy Lip Fern
  • Slender Lip Fern
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Myriopteris gracilis
  • Synonym: Cheilanthes lanosa
  • Synonym: Cheilanthes vestita
  • Synonym: Cheilanthes feei
Plant Events from our members
aspenhill - Lucketts, VA (Zone 7a) On Oct 14, 2013 Obtained plant
Ace HW - qty 2
plantprowler - Sebastopol, California (Zone 9b) On Aug 24, 2019 Obtained plant
Alicia for rehab
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