About

This elegant fern, reaching 20-60cm, with arching fronds in a shuttlecock. It unfurls attractive fronds. 'Cornubiense Grandiceps' is valued in garden settings.

About the genus

Polypodium can be evergreen or deciduous ferns, with creeping rhizomes bearing simple or pinnate fronds at intervals

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