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Polypodium vulgare

 
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Family: Polypodiaceae
Genus: Polypodium (pol-ee-POD-ee-um) (Info) (pol-ee-POD-ee-um) (Info)
Species: vulgare (vul-GAIR-ee) (Info)

Synonym:Polypodium virginianum
Synonym:Polypodium vulgare var. virginianum

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3 members have or want this plant for trade.

Category:
Ferns
Epiphytes

Height:
6-12 in. (15-30 cm)

Spacing:
Unknown - Tell us

Hardiness:
USDA Zone 5a: to -28.8 °C (-20 °F)
USDA Zone 5b: to -26.1 °C (-15 °F)
USDA Zone 6a: to -23.3 °C (-10 °F)
USDA Zone 6b: to -20.5 °C (-5 °F)
USDA Zone 7a: to -17.7 °C (0 °F)
USDA Zone 7b: to -14.9 °C (5 °F)
USDA Zone 8a: to -12.2 °C (10 °F)
USDA Zone 8b: to -9.4 °C (15 °F)

Sun Exposure:
Partial to Full Shade

Danger:
N/A

Bloom Color:
Inconspicuous/none

Bloom Time:
N/A

Foliage:
Grown for foliage
Evergreen

Other details:
Average Water Needs; Water regularly; do not overwater

Soil pH requirements:
Unknown - Tell us

Patent Information:
Non-patented

Propagation Methods:
From spores

Seed Collecting:
N/A: plant does not set seed, flowers are sterile, or plants will not come true from seed

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1 neutral
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Gardeners' Notes:

RatingAuthorComment
Neutral Cretaceous On Mar 31, 2007, Cretaceous from El Cerrito, CA (Zone 9b) wrote:

Native to the Canada, and the eastern United States (excluding Louisiana, Mississippi, and Florida), and South Dakota.

Listed as exploitably vulnerable in the state of New York.

Regional...

This plant has been said to grow in the following regions:

Cleveland, Ohio
Conway, South Carolina



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