Polypodium calirhiza is a species of fern in the polypody family. Its common names include nested polypody and habit polypody.

Polypody 'Sarah Lyman' is a hardy fern for full or partial shade, ideal for rock gardens and underplanting, with interest in spring and summer.

Polypodium calirhiza 'Sarah Lyman'

Polypodium cambricum 'Barrowii', known as Welsh polypody 'Barrowii', is an evergreen, matforming fern cultivar belonging to the Polypodium genus. This genus features ferns with creeping rhizomes and simple or pinnate fronds. 'Barrowii' thrives in moist, humus-rich soil under shaded conditions, preferring full or partial shade with a sheltered aspect. It is suitable for a variety of soil types and pH levels, including loam, chalk, and sand, and is hardy to UK zone H7. This cultivar is ideal for cottage and informal gardens, rock gardens, flower borders, and as underplanting beneath roses and shrubs, offering interest during spring and summer.

Welsh polypody 'Barrowii' is an evergreen, mat-forming fern ideal for shaded, low-maintenance gardens and rockeries, hardy to RHS H7.

Polypodium cambricum 'Barrowii'

Polypodium cambricum (Semilacerum Group) 'Carew Lane' is an evergreen, matforming fern cultivar from the Polypodium genus, known for its creeping rhizomes and simple or pinnate fronds. It thrives in moist, humus-rich soil with shade, preferring full or partial shade in sheltered, north-, east-, or west-facing aspects. Suitable for a variety of soil types including loam, chalk, and sand with acid to alkaline pH, it is hardy to UK zone H7. This cultivar is ideal for cottage and informal gardens, rock gardens, flower borders, and underplanting of roses and shrubs, offering interest in spring and summer.

Polypodium cambricum 'Carew Lane' is an evergreen, mat-forming fern ideal for shaded, moist gardens, perfect for rockeries and underplanting with H7 hardiness.

Polypodium cambricum (Semilacerum Group) 'Carew Lane'

Polypodium cambricum Semilacerum Group is an evergreen cultivar of the Polypodium genus, which includes both evergreen and deciduous ferns with creeping rhizomes and simple or pinnate fronds. This matforming fern thrives in moist, humus-rich, well-drained soils and prefers shaded, sheltered positions such as north, east, or west-facing aspects. Hardy to UK zone H7, it is well suited to cottage and informal gardens, rock gardens, and underplanting beneath roses and shrubs. Its season of interest spans spring and summer, making it a low-maintenance choice for flower borders and beds.

Polypodium cambricum Semilacerum Group is an evergreen fern ideal for shaded, moist gardens, perfect for rockeries and underplanting with RHS H7 hardiness.

Polypodium cambricum Semilacerum Group

Polypodium vulgare, the common polypody, is an evergreen fern of the family Polypodiaceae. The name is derived from Greek poly- ("many") and pous, podos ("foot"). Polypody has traditional uses in cooking for its aroma and sweet taste, and in herbal medicine as a purgative and vermifuge. This species is expansive and highly adapted to many environments. It is native to Albania, Altay, Austria, Baltic States, Belarus and other regions. Mature plants reach roughly 0.1-0.5 metres tall and 0.5-1 metres wide, carrying evergreen foliage. In the garden it prefers full sun and partial shade and most soil types. It tolerates alkaline and neutral soils, moist but well-drained, well-drained conditions and south-facing, north-facing, west-facing and east-facing aspects.