About
A large, tree-forming fern from the Iberian Peninsula and Macaronesian islands with a stout, creeping, erect, densely hairy rhizome and large, broadly triangular, bipinnate, light green fronds to about 1m across. A dramatic fern for a sheltered, warm, humid glasshouse or frost-free, shaded position in mild gardens.
About the genus
Pellaea can be evergreen or deciduous, tufted ferns with pinnate to tripinnate fronds
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.