Polypodium vulgare 'Bifidomultifidum' (Common polypody 'Bifidomultifidum')

Botanical name

Polypodium vulgare 'Bifidomultifidum'

Other names

Polypodium vulgare 'Bifidocristatum', Common polypody 'Bifidomultifidum', Adder's fern 'Bifidomultifidum', Eastern polypody 'Bifidomultifidum', Polypodium vulgare 'Bifido Multifidum'

Genus

Polypodium Polypodium

Variety or Cultivar

'Bifidomultifidum' _ 'Bifidomultifidum' is a terrestrial or epiphytic, evergreen fern with lance-shaped, pinnate or deeply divided, leathery, dark green fronds with linear, crested pinnae.

Foliage

Evergreen

Habit

Clump-forming, Spreading

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Colour

Foliage

Dark-green in All seasons

General care

Pruning

Remove dead or damaged fronds as needed.

Propagation methods

Division

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Monthly care advice

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Where to grow

Polypodium vulgare 'Bifidomultifidum' (Common polypody 'Bifidomultifidum') will reach a height of 0.4m and a spread of 0.6m after 2-5 years.

Suggested uses

Banks and Slopes, Beds and borders, Cottage/Informal, Foliage only, Ground Cover, Low Maintenance, Rock

Cultivation

Grow in moderately fertile, humus-rich, stony, neutral to alkaline, well-drained soil in full sun or light shade. Shelter from cold, drying winds.

Soil type

Chalky, Loamy, Sandy

Soil drainage

Moist but well-drained, Well-drained

Soil pH

Alkaline, Neutral

Light

Partial Shade, Full Sun

Aspect

North, East, West

Exposure

Sheltered

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Hardy (H4)

USDA zones

Zone 8, Zone 7, Zone 6, Zone 5