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Microlepia strigosa 'Macfaddeniae' (Macfadden's lace fern)

Other names: Lace fern 'Macfaddeniae', Hay-scented fern 'Macfaddeniae', Rigid lace fern 'Macfaddeniae', Palapalai 'Macfaddeniae', Dennstaedtia strigos 'Macfaddeniae', Microlepia speluncae 'Macfaddeniae'

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Variety or Cultivar
'Macfaddeniae' is a tender, terrestrial, clump-forming, evergreen fern with long, soft, narrowly lance-shaped, bi- pinnate, arching, mid- to dark green fronds divided into oval, lobed or scalloped pinnae.
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Season of interest

Flower

Spring Summer Autumn Winter
Flower

Foliage

Spring Summer Autumn Winter
Foliage
Height and spread

Height and spread

Size Max height Max spread To maturity
0.5 m 0.9 m 5-10 years
1 ft 2 ft 5-10 years

Where to grow

Soil type
  • Clay
  • Loamy
  • Sandy
Soil drainage
  • Moist but well-drained
Soil pH
  • Acid
  • Neutral
Sunlight
  • Partial Shade
  • Full Shade
Aspect
  • East
  • West
  • South
  • North
Exposure
  • Exposed
  • Sheltered

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Cultivation

In frost-free areas, grow in humus-rich, moist but well-drained soil in partial or dapple shade. Under glass, grow in loam-based compost, in bright, indirect light & high humidity.

Suggested uses

Banks and Slopes, Ground Cover, Beds and borders, Cottage/Informal, City, Underplanting, Foliage only

UK hardiness

H1c

USDA zones

Zone 9, Zone 10, Zone 11

Sunset zone

17, 23, 24

WUCOLS

North-Central Coastal = Moderate/Medium
Central Valley = Inappropriate
South Coastal = Moderate/Medium
South Inland = High
High and Intermediate Desert = Inappropriate
Low Desert = Inappropriate

Foliage

Evergreen

Habit

Spreading, Clump-forming, Arching

Native to

Garden origin

Drought tolerant

No

Flood tolerant

No

Toxicity

Not toxic

Plant care

Pruning

Remove faded or dead fronds as needed. Will be deciduous in the colder areas of its range.

Propagation methods

Division

Propagation

Sow seed at 20C on moist compost as soon as ripe. Divide in spring.

Pests

Diseases

Sometimes affected by rust in damp winters.

Water regularly through dry periods

Mulch with leaf mould or garden compost in spring (optional)

Cut dead fronds down (optional)

Separate new fern crowns

Sow spores or seeds as soon as ripe on moist compost

Protect in winter with dry mulch (in cold areas)

Bring tender indoors if container grown (in cold areas)

Apply a fertiliser container grown plants regularly

Mist ferns with water (optional)

Plant in moist but well-drained soil (spring)

Plant tender plants after danger of frost has passed (late spring, early summer)

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