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Height: 24-36 in. (60-90 cm) 36-48 in. (90-120 cm)
Spacing: 15-18 in. (38-45 cm) 18-24 in. (45-60 cm)
Hardiness: USDA Zone 8a: to -12.2 °C (10 °F) USDA Zone 8b: to -9.4 °C (15 °F) USDA Zone 9a: to -6.6 °C (20 °F) USDA Zone 9b: to -3.8 °C (25 °F) USDA Zone 10a: to -1.1 °C (30 °F) USDA Zone 10b: to 1.7 °C (35 °F)
Sun Exposure: Full Sun Sun to Partial Shade Light Shade
Mine has never grown taller than about 10 inches (some sellers describe them as reaching 36 inches tall). Also, mine is definitely not an evergreen (region 8B): it turns brown with the lightest frost, but does return the following spring. Maybe this inhibits its upward growth. On the positive side, it does spread steadily along the ground. I treat it as a perennial groundcover. Not what I had hoped for.
On Feb 17, 2007, Cretaceous from El Cerrito, CA (Zone 9b) wrote:
This fern is sun tolerant and does well here in zone 9b. Rumohra adiantiformis is commonly available locally, and can be found for sale in most plant nurseries.
Native to South Africa, Madagascar, Argentina, Bolivia, Ecuador, Uruguay, Haiti, New Zealand, and Australia.
On May 3, 2006, MotherNature4 from Bartow, FL (Zone 9a) wrote:
This fern is commercially grown in north central Florida for the florist trade. It is easy to put a clump in a shady place in the yard and then forget it. It presses well for doing crafts, etc. Really holds up well.
On May 2, 2006, patp from Summerville, SC (Zone 8a) wrote:
One of the best ferns to complement floral arrangements. Our Leatherleaf fern grows against a north-facing brick wall. It dies back in Winter and re-emerges in Spring.
On Sep 23, 2003, IslandJim from Keizer, OR (Zone 8b) wrote:
Attractive fern - I was wandering among some of them this last weekend and they were taller than I am [6 feet+]. At that size, the individual leaflets on the frond get as big as a kid's toy saber.
Regional...
This plant has been said to grow in the following regions:
Canoga Park, California El Cerrito, California Long Beach, California Merced, California San Diego, California Santa Barbara, California Ukiah, California Bartow, Florida Gainesville, Florida Naples, Florida West Palm Beach, Florida Many, Louisiana Conway, South Carolina Summerville, South Carolina Elgin, Texas Fort Worth, Texas Port Arthur, Texas Richmond, Texas Rowlett, Texas
