common polypody
Also known as: adder's fern; brake root; eastern polypody; ever fern; golden locks; golden maidenhair; lady's milk; polypody; wall fern; word fern
P. vulgare is an evergreen terrestrial or epiphytic fern, to 30cm tall, with creeping rhizomes and lance-shaped to oblong, pinnate or very deeply pinnatifid dark green fronds
Scientific classification
- Species
- common polypody (Polypodium vulgare)
- Genus
- Polypodium
- Family
- Polypodiaceae
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- Toxicity
- Ferns
- Plant type
- 0.1-0.5 metres
- Height
- 0.5-1 metres
- Spread
- Evergreen
- Foliage
- Matforming
- Habit
- Spring · Summer · Autumn · Winter
- Season of interest
- Full sun · Partial shade
- Sunlight
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- Ideal temperature
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Distribution of common polypody
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Eurasia
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Culture
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Toxicity
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Quick identification of common polypody
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common polypody care guide
- Keep soil consistently moist with higher humidity and no hot drying winds
- Watering
- Full sun · Partial shade
- Sunlight
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Watering
Keep soil consistently moist with higher humidity and no hot drying winds
Fertilizing
FertilizingVery dilute fern feed monthly during warm active frond growth
Pruning
PruningDead or damaged fronds may be removed as necessary
Propagation
PropagationPropagate by division in spring or early summer. Sow spores at 15-16°C when ripe
Growing
GrowingEasy to grow in moderately fertile, moist but well-drained or drier soils in sunny or lightly-shaded sites. Tolerant of dry shade but water regularly in their first season and mulch well
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Common pests and diseases
Diseases
Generally disease free outdoors
Pests
Generally pest-free outdoors
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