Buy Polypodium vulgare 'Bifidomultifidum'

Also Known As

Polypodium vulgare 'Bifido Multifidum'
Bifido Multifidum Common Polypody
Bifido Multifidum Fern
Licorice Fern

Plant type

fern

size

H: 12"-18"
W: 12"-24"

planting zones

5a-9b

3 inch pot | $12

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Polypodium vulgare 'Bifidomultifidum' plant details

Polypodium vulgare 'Bifidomultifidum' is a deciduous, evergreen or semi-evergreen fern with green foliage. Grows well with bright shade - shade and regular - low water. Drought tolerant once established. Does well in average, rich and well-drained soil. A good option if you're seeking something humidity tolerant and verticillium wilt resistant.

CHARACTERISTICS OF Polypodium vulgare 'Bifidomultifidum'

Plant type: fern
Plant family: polypodiaceae
Foliage: deciduous, evergreen or semi-evergreen green
Mature size: 12 IN - 24 IN - wide, 12 IN - 18 IN - tall
Uses: easy-to-grow, winter interest, woodland garden

GROWING CONDITIONS for Polypodium vulgare 'Bifidomultifidum'

USDA Zones: 5a - 9b
Sun exposure: bright shade - shade
Watering frequency: regular - low
Resistant to: deer and rabbit, humidity and verticillium wilt
Soil needs: average, rich and well-drained

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Nursery contributed plant descriptions

Lovely medium sized evergreen Polypody Fern with narrow, deeply cut, erect fronds to18” are crested. Slow creeping rhizomes expand to about a 2’ wide clump, fall grower. Lovely in the woodland, rich in the rock garden and cool in containers! Easy, at its best in fall/winter. Enjoys moist organic soil, part shade to shade but tolerant of dry shade.

By: Secret Garden Growers

Polypodium vulgare ‘Bifido Multifidum’, or Polypody Fern, displays narrow, erect fronds that are deeply cut and taper to a point. New fronds are produced from a slowly creeping rhizome in early summer. Evergreen.

By: Little Prince of Oregon

This 12" tall, semi-evergreen epiphytic fern is dark green with upright leathery fronds that are the crested form of the native polypody, i.e. fronds are bifurcated at the tips. It's a fall grower and summer sleeper looking its very best in winter. Make your fern garden healthy looking year round. Dry shade is okay for this one - it's used to fending for itself. Minimum temperature: -20 °F

By: Dancing Oaks Nursery

Deciduous fern, to 12-18" tall, with leathery fronds, deeply cut and crested. Attractive and tolerant of dry shade! Easy to grow out of wind in well-drained soil and part shade to shade with little summer water once established. Frost hardy to at least 0F, USDA zone 7.