Polypodium cambricum 'Cristatum'
Welsh polypody 'Cristatum', Southern polypody 'Cristatum', Polypodium australe 'Cristatum', Polypodium vulgare subsp. serratum 'Cristatum'
Polypodium Polypodium
'Cristatum' _ 'Cristatum' is a terrestrial, deciduous fern bearing broadly lance-shaped to triangular-oval, bipinnate, leathery, mid- green fronds with crested frond tips and linear to oblong, crested pinnae.
Polypodium cambricum 'Cristatum' is: Deciduous
Clump-forming, Spreading
Mid-green in All seasons
Remove dead or damaged fronds as needed.
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Polypodium cambricum 'Cristatum' (Welsh polypody 'Cristatum') will reach a height of 0.6m and a spread of 0.6m after 2-5 years.
Beds and borders, City, Cottage/Informal, Foliage only, Ground Cover, Low Maintenance, Rock, Underplanting
Grow in moderately fertile, humus-rich, stony, neutral to alkaline, well-drained soil in full sun or light shade. Shelter from cold, drying winds. New fronds grow in mid- to late summer, typically dying back in spring.
Chalky, Loamy, Sandy
Moist but well-drained, Well-drained
Alkaline, Neutral
Partial Shade, Full Sun
North, East, West
Sheltered
Hardy (H4)
Polypodium cambricum 'Cristatum'
Welsh polypody 'Cristatum', Southern polypody 'Cristatum', Polypodium australe 'Cristatum', Polypodium vulgare subsp. serratum 'Cristatum'
Polypodium Polypodium
'Cristatum' _ 'Cristatum' is a terrestrial, deciduous fern bearing broadly lance-shaped to triangular-oval, bipinnate, leathery, mid- green fronds with crested frond tips and linear to oblong, crested pinnae.
Deciduous
Clump-forming, Spreading
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Mid-green in All seasons
Remove dead or damaged fronds as needed.
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Polypodium cambricum 'Cristatum' (Welsh polypody 'Cristatum') will reach a height of 0.6m and a spread of 0.6m after 2-5 years.
Beds and borders, City, Cottage/Informal, Foliage only, Ground Cover, Low Maintenance, Rock, Underplanting
Grow in moderately fertile, humus-rich, stony, neutral to alkaline, well-drained soil in full sun or light shade. Shelter from cold, drying winds. New fronds grow in mid- to late summer, typically dying back in spring.
Chalky, Loamy, Sandy
Moist but well-drained, Well-drained
Alkaline, Neutral
Partial Shade, Full Sun
North, East, West
Sheltered
Hardy (H4)
Zone 8, Zone 7, Zone 6, Zone 5
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