Botanical Name: Common Names:
Rumohra adiantiformis Leather Fern, Leatherleaf Fern,
Native: Foliage Type:
No Evergreen
Plant Type: Plant Habit:
Palms, Ferns & Tropical Clumping, Dense, Epiphytic, V-Shaped
Description:
Attractive evergreen vase-shaped clumping fern with thick, dark green, shiny, leathery fronds. Great to use in rockeries and shady gardens. Grows approx. 1.5m tall x 1m wide.
Mature Height: Mature Width:
1-2m 60cm-1m
Position: Soil Type:
Semi Shade, Shade Loam, Well Drained
Landscape Use(s)
Borders / Shrubbery, Courtyard, Foliage Feature / Colour, Indoor Plant, Mass Planting, Rockery, Shady Garden, Tropical Garden, Container / Pot, Under Trees
Pests & Diseases: Scale
Cultural Notes: Prefers a semi-shade to shade position in a moist well-drained soil. Protect from frost. For best results feed with a suitable liquid fertiliser.
Plant Care
Annual slow release fertiliser, Keep moist during dry periods, Liquid feed, Mulch well
Family Name: Origin:
Dryopteridaceae Asia
Characteristics
Foliage Colour: Green
Flower Colour: Insignificant
Flower Fragrant: No
Flowering Season: N/A
Fruit: Insignificant
Requirements Tolerances
Growth Rate: Moderate
Maintenance Level: Medium
Water Usage: Medium / Moderate
Drought: Low
Frost: Tender
Wind: Low
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