Pellaea rotundifolia
Button fern, Roundleaf Fern
Pellaea Pellaea
P. rotundifolia - P. rotundifolia is a tuft-forming, evergreen fern with narrowly oblong, pinnate, leathery, glossy, dark green fronds with red-flushed midribs and rounded segments (pinnae) with finely scalloped margins.
Pellaea rotundifolia is: Evergreen
Clump-forming
RHS AGM (Award of Garden Merit)
Dark-green in All seasons
Division, Spores
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Pellaea rotundifolia (Button fern) will reach a height of 0.3m and a spread of 0.4m after 5-10 years.
Beds and borders, Containers, Cottage/Informal, Foliage only, Low Maintenance, Rock, Underplanting, Woodland
Grows best in acid, moist soil in full sun with midday shade. In frost prone areas, grow beneath an overhanging rock. Protect with a dry winter mulch. Alternatively, grow indoors as a houseplant.
Clay, Loamy, Sandy
Moist but well-drained
Acid, Neutral
Partial Shade, Full Shade, Full Sun
North, South, East, West
Sheltered
Indoor unheated (H2), Tender in frost (H3)
Pellaea rotundifolia
Button fern, Roundleaf Fern
Pellaea Pellaea
P. rotundifolia - P. rotundifolia is a tuft-forming, evergreen fern with narrowly oblong, pinnate, leathery, glossy, dark green fronds with red-flushed midribs and rounded segments (pinnae) with finely scalloped margins.
Australia, New Zealand
Evergreen
Clump-forming
RHS AGM (Award of Garden Merit)
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Dark-green in All seasons
Division, Spores
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Pellaea rotundifolia (Button fern) will reach a height of 0.3m and a spread of 0.4m after 5-10 years.
Beds and borders, Containers, Cottage/Informal, Foliage only, Low Maintenance, Rock, Underplanting, Woodland
Grows best in acid, moist soil in full sun with midday shade. In frost prone areas, grow beneath an overhanging rock. Protect with a dry winter mulch. Alternatively, grow indoors as a houseplant.
Clay, Loamy, Sandy
Moist but well-drained
Acid, Neutral
Partial Shade, Full Shade, Full Sun
North, South, East, West
Sheltered
Indoor unheated (H2), Tender in frost (H3)
Zone 10, Zone 9, Zone 8, Zone 5
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Light: | Partial Shade, Full Shade, Full Sun | Tell us... |
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Hardiness: | Indoor unheated (H2), Tender in frost (H3) | Tell us... |
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