About
A large, tropical, evergreen fern from Southeast Asia and Australia with broadly triangular, finely divided, fresh green fronds arising from a creeping rhizome with toothed (denticulata) edges on the frond lobes. A bold and luxuriant fern for a warm, humid tropical glasshouse or frost-free garden.
About the genus
Davallia can be evergreen or deciduous ferns with finely divided ovate or triangular fronds arising singly from a creeping, conspicuously scaly rhizome
Plant details
Suggested usesShade gardens, woodland, containers.
Care notes
CultivationPlant in moist, humus-rich soil in shade.
PruningRemove old fronds in spring.
PropagationPropagate by division, cuttings, or seed.
Pest resistanceGenerally pest-free.
Disease resistanceGenerally disease-resistant.