About

This elegant fern, reaching 20-60cm, with arching fronds in a shuttlecock. It unfurls attractive fronds.

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

Care notes

CultivationMoist, humus-rich soil in shade
PruningRemove old fronds in spring
PropagationDivide or spores
Pest resistancePest-free
Disease resistanceFoliar disease rare