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Phlebodium Aureum 'Davana' (Golden polypody 'Davana')

Other names: Hare's foot fern 'Davana', Rabbit's foot fern 'Davana'

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Variety or Cultivar
'Davana' is a tender, creeping, evergreen fern with arching, triangular, ovate, or oblong, deeply lobed, irregularly scalloped, blue- to yellow-green fronds.
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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
0.3 m 0.3 m 2-5 years
0 ft 0 ft 2-5 years

Where to grow

Soil type
  • Chalky
  • Loamy
  • Sandy
Soil drainage
  • Moist but well-drained
  • Moisture-retentive
Soil pH
  • Acid
  • Neutral
Sunlight
  • Partial Shade
  • Full Shade
Aspect
  • West
  • South
Exposure
  • Sheltered

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Cultivation

Under glass, grow in 1 part each loam, bark, and charcoal, 2 parts sharp sand, and 3 parts leaf mould. Place bright, filtered light. In growth, water moderately & feed monthly. Mist regularly if grown in a location with low humidity. In frost-free areas, grow in fertile, well-drained soil in full or dappled shade.

Suggested uses

Beds and borders, Woodland, Greenhouse, Indoor, Conservatory, Foliage only

UK hardiness

H1b

USDA zones

Zone 9, Zone 10, Zone 11

Sunset zone

WUCOLS

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

Foliage

Evergreen

Habit

Clump-forming, Arching

Native to

Central America, Mexico, South America, Southeastern United States, Caribbean

Drought tolerant

No

Flood tolerant

No

Toxicity

Not toxic

Plant care

Pruning

Remove dead or damaged fronds as needed.

Propagation methods

Division, Spores

Pests

Scale insects

Diseases

Divide and replant in spring

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

Sow spores or seeds as soon as ripe on moist compost

Plant in moist, lime free, well-drained soil

Mist ferns with water (optional)

Remove faded or dead foliage (optional)

Plant in partial or full shade (autumn or spring)

Sow seeds in containers with heat (spring)

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Microlepia strigosa
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Microlepia strigosa Lace fern
Asplenium scolopendrium 'Furcatum'
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