Microlepia strigosa 'Macfaddeniae'
Macfadden's lace fern, Lace fern 'Macfaddeniae', Hay-scented fern 'Macfaddeniae', Rigid lace fern 'Macfaddeniae', Palapalai 'Macfaddeniae', Dennstaedtia strigos 'Macfaddeniae', Microlepia speluncae 'Macfaddeniae'
Microlepia Microlepia
'Macfaddeniae' _ 'Macfaddeniae' is a tender, terrestrial, clump-forming, evergreen fern with long, soft, narrowly lance-shaped, bi- pinnate, arching, mid- to dark green fronds divided into oval, lobed or scalloped pinnae.
Microlepia strigosa 'Macfaddeniae' is: Evergreen
Arching, Clump-forming, Spreading
Insignificant or absent in All seasons
Dark-green in All seasons
Sometimes affected by rust in damp winters.
Remove faded or dead fronds as needed. Will be deciduous in the colder areas of its range.
Sow seed at 20C on moist compost as soon as ripe. Divide in spring.
Division
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Microlepia strigosa 'Macfaddeniae' (Macfadden's lace fern) will reach a height of 0.5m and a spread of 0.9m after 5-10 years.
Banks and Slopes, City, Cottage/Informal, Beds and borders, Ground Cover, Underplanting, Foliage only
In frost-free areas, grow in humus-rich, moist but well-drained soil in partial or dapple shade. Under glass, grow in loam-based compost, in bright, indirect light & high humidity.
Clay, Loamy, Sandy
Moist but well-drained
Acid, Neutral
Partial Shade, Full Shade
North, South, East, West
Exposed, Sheltered
Indoor heated (H1), Tender in frost (H3)
Hart's tongue ferns contrast well with more feathery ferns, that toleratedry shade.
Microlepia strigosa 'Macfaddeniae'
Macfadden's lace fern, Lace fern 'Macfaddeniae', Hay-scented fern 'Macfaddeniae', Rigid lace fern 'Macfaddeniae', Palapalai 'Macfaddeniae', Dennstaedtia strigos 'Macfaddeniae', Microlepia speluncae 'Macfaddeniae'
Microlepia Microlepia
'Macfaddeniae' _ 'Macfaddeniae' is a tender, terrestrial, clump-forming, evergreen fern with long, soft, narrowly lance-shaped, bi- pinnate, arching, mid- to dark green fronds divided into oval, lobed or scalloped pinnae.
Himalayas, India, Japan, Polynesia, Southeastern Asia
Evergreen
Arching, Clump-forming, Spreading
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Insignificant or absent in All seasons
Dark-green in All seasons
Sometimes affected by rust in damp winters.
Remove faded or dead fronds as needed. Will be deciduous in the colder areas of its range.
Sow seed at 20C on moist compost as soon as ripe. Divide in spring.
Division
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Microlepia strigosa 'Macfaddeniae' (Macfadden's lace fern) will reach a height of 0.5m and a spread of 0.9m after 5-10 years.
Banks and Slopes, City, Cottage/Informal, Beds and borders, Ground Cover, Underplanting, Foliage only
In frost-free areas, grow in humus-rich, moist but well-drained soil in partial or dapple shade. Under glass, grow in loam-based compost, in bright, indirect light & high humidity.
Clay, Loamy, Sandy
Moist but well-drained
Acid, Neutral
Partial Shade, Full Shade
North, South, East, West
Exposed, Sheltered
Indoor heated (H1), Tender in frost (H3)
Zone 11, Zone 10, Zone 9
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Soil drainage: | Moist but well-drained | Tell us... |
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Light: | Partial Shade, Full Shade | Tell us... |
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Hardiness: | Indoor heated (H1), Tender in frost (H3) | Tell us... |
Hart's tongue ferns contrast well with more feathery ferns, that toleratedry shade.
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