Polypodium californicum, California Polypody

California Polypody

A California Native fern thatreaches a height of one and a half feet tall and three feet wide. This fern grows incanyons, stream banks and north facing slopes. It spreads slowly by rhizomes. If this fern is dry in the summer it will go deciduous and if it is in an area that is wet it will stay green all year.

Plant with:Use in a damp, shaded area with other shade-loving plants such as other ferns,Wild Ginger(Asarum sp.),Bush Anemone(Carpenteria californica), WesternDichondra(Dichondraoccidentalis), Dogwood (Cornus sp.),Wild Strawberry(Fragraria sp.), Alumroot (Heuchera sp.), Ocean Spray (Holodiscus discolor), Currant/Gooseberry(Ribes sp.),Meadow Rue(Thalictrum sp.),Bee Plant(Scrophularia californica), andHummingbird Sage(Salvia spathacea)

Full shade or part shade

Best in moist well drained soil

Great companion plant under evergreen oaks

Water once a week once established

-Hardy up to 15 degrees

Water regularly, keep soil moist but do not let plant sit in water