Pellaea rotundifolia explained

Pellaea rotundifolia, the button fern, is a species of fern endemic to New Zealand, where it grows in scrub and forests. It is also a popular garden plant (in zones 8 and 9) and house plant, tolerating low temperatures but not freezing.

Pellaea rotundifolia is a compact, evergreen fern that can have more than 30 pairs of round, dark-green, leathery pinnae on fronds up to in length.[1] The Latin specific epithet rotundifolia means "round-leaved".[2]

Cultivation

It needs acidic and well-drained soil; it does not appreciate the moist, humid conditions that most ferns require so does well with minimal watering.[1]

This plant has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.[3] [4]

References

Notes and References

  1. Olsen, Sue. Encyclopedia of Garden Ferns. 2007.
  2. Book: Harrison, Lorraine . RHS Latin for Gardeners . 2012 . Mitchell Beazley . United Kingdom . 978-1845337315 .
  3. Web site: RHS Plantfinder - Pellaea rotundifolia . 18 April 2018.
  4. Web site: AGM Plants - Ornamental . July 2017 . 75 . Royal Horticultural Society . 21 April 2018.