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Polypodium formosanum
Goniophlebium formosanum
An epiphytic evergreen fern, with a creeping, blue-green rhizome and pinnatifid pale green fronds to 50cm long, held on straw-coloured stalks
0.1-0.5 metres
0.5-1 metres
| Season | Stem | Flower | Foliage | Fruit |
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May be grown outdoors in the mildest areas of the UK if well-protected in winter; plant in moderately fertile, well-drained gritty soil, or in containers that can be moved indoors over winter. In colder areas, grow under glass, in equal parts fine-grade bark, perlite and charcoal See how to grow tender ferns outdoors
Propagate by spores, or by division in spring or early summer
No pruning required
Generally pest-free
Generally disease-free