Polypodium comprises both evergreen and deciduous ferns characterized by their creeping rhizomes, which produce simple or pinnate fronds at regular intervals.

Polypodium

Polypodium 'Dancing Girls'

Polypodium 'Shorty'

Polypodium 'The Giant'

This fern develops in clumps and maintains its foliage year-round or for part of the year, featuring arching fronds that are deep green and segmented into elongated, narrow leaflets (pinnae). Fronds begin to unfurl in the summer months instead of the typical springtime emergence.

Polypodium 'Whitley Giant'

Polypodium americanum

Polypodium appalachianum

Polypodium aureum 'Derry's Medium'

Polypodium aureum 'Undulatum'

Polypodium aureum ruffled

Polypodium aureum var. areolatum

Polypodium azoricum

Polypodium californicum

Polypodium calirhiza 'Sarah Lyman'

Polypodium cambricum is a semi-evergreen fern, reaching heights of around 60 cm. Its fronds are triangular in shape and exhibit a range of mid to bright green hues, characterized by deeply divided, feathery leaflets. This fern reproduces through spores found in sori, which are yellow to orange during the winter months and located on the undersides of the fronds.

Polypodium cambricum

Polypodium cambricum 'Barrowii'

Polypodium cambricum 'Bob's Choice'

Polypodium cambricum 'Bychan'

Polypodium cambricum 'Cambricum' is a semi-evergreen fern characterized by its creeping rhizome. The fronds are broadly ovate and pinnate, featuring pinnae that are deeply lobed and serrated. New fronds emerge in late summer.

Polypodium cambricum 'Cambricum'

Polypodium cambricum 'Conwy'

Polypodium cambricum 'Cristatum'

Polypodium cambricum 'Cromer'

Polypodium cambricum 'Forked Crests'

Polypodium cambricum 'Furco-cristatum'

Polypodium cambricum 'Grandiceps Ardfinnan'

Polypodium cambricum 'Grandiceps Jill'

Polypodium cambricum 'Grandiceps' ex Tricia Howard

Polypodium cambricum 'Hornet'

Polypodium cambricum 'Macrostachyon'

Polypodium cambricum 'Newborough'

Polypodium cambricum 'Oakleyae'

Polypodium cambricum 'Omnilacerum Oxford' is a terrestrial fern that typically reaches heights of 35 to 50 cm. This deciduous species features creeping rhizomes and erect fronds that are lanceolate to oblong in shape. The mid-green foliage is simply pinnate, characterized by wavy margins and distinctly notched leaflets. Fronds emerge in late summer and will die back in the spring.

Polypodium cambricum 'Omnilacerum Oxford'

Polypodium cambricum 'Portenais'

Polypodium cambricum 'Prestonii'

This evergreen fern forms compact clumps and features lanceolate to triangular fronds that range from mid- to bright green. The leaflets (pinnae) are broad and intricately divided, giving them a feathery appearance.

Polypodium cambricum 'Richard Kayse'

Polypodium cambricum 'Truncatum Savage'

Polypodium cambricum 'Wavy Lines'

Polypodium cambricum 'Whilharris' is a clump-forming fern that maintains its foliage throughout much of the year. It features elongated, narrow fronds adorned with twisted leaflets, each ending in a sharp point.

Polypodium cambricum 'Whilharris'

Polypodium cambricum (Cornubiense Group) 'Grandiceps Margaret'

Polypodium cambricum (Cristatum Group) 'Cristatum Corkscrew'

Polypodium cambricum (Cristatum Group) 'Diadem'

Polypodium cambricum (Cristatum Group) 'Grandiceps Forster'

Polypodium cambricum (Cristatum Group) 'Grandiceps Fox' is a low-growing, deciduous fern characterized by its slender, pinnate fronds that can reach lengths of up to 40 cm. This fern retains its foliage through the winter months and features prominent branching crests at both the top of the fronds and the ends of the pinnae.

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