Life Span
Perennial
Type
Fern
Origin
Mediterranean, Northern Africa, Southern Asia, Southeastern Asia, China, Japan, Melanesia, Micronesia, Polynesia, Australia
Types
-
Number of Varieties
10
0
40000
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Habitat
Coastal Regions
USDA Hardiness Zone
9-11
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-1
Sunset Zone
H1, H2, 17, 23, 24
Habit
Spreading
Plant Size
Minimum Height
30.00 cm
Rank: 100 (Overall)
0
3900
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Minimum Width
30.00 cm
Rank: 100 (Overall)
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
-
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Green, Dark Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Oaklike
Thorns
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No - Fern Garden Plants has it !
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Shade, Partial shade
Growth Rate
Medium
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Bloom Time
Mid Spring
Repeat Bloomer
✔
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No - Fern Garden Plants has it !
Tolerances
-
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Divison
Plant Maintenance
Low
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Keep the ground moist but not water-logged
In Summer
Lots of watering
In Spring
Ample Water
In Winter
Keep Slightly Dry
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Shade, Partial shade
Pruning
Prune if you want to improve plant shape
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Fertilizer every month during spring, organic fertlizers
Pests and Diseases
Mealybugs, Scale
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Flowers
-
Flower Petal Number
Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
No - Fern Garden Plants has it !
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
No - Fern Garden Plants has it !
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
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No - Fern Garden Plants has it !
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
No - Fern Garden Plants has it !
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
2% - Fern Garden Plants
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
No - Fern Garden Plants has it !
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
98% - Fern Garden Plants have it !
Showy Bark
✔
✘
2% - Fern Garden Plants
Foliage Texture
Fine
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
5% - Fern Garden Plants
Invasive
✔
✘
No - Fern Garden Plants has it !
Self-Sowing
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25% - Fern Garden Plants have it !
Attracts
-
Allergy
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Decorating walls, Ground Cover, Showy Purposes, Used for decorating walls, fences, gates, hedges, etc.
Beauty Benefits
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
64% - Fern Garden Plants have it !
Environmental Uses
Provides ground cover
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Absesses, Insanity, Wounds
Part of Plant Used
Leaves
Other Uses
Employed in herbal medicine, Used as Ornamental plant
Used As Indoor Plant
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41% - Fern Garden Plants have it !
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
All - Fern Garden Plants have it !
Garden Design
Container, Groundcover, Hanging Basket, Houseplant, Rock Garden, Wall, Tropical
Botanical Name
DAVALLIA
Common Name
Rabbit's Foot Fern, deersfoot fern, shinobu fern, ball fern, hare's foot fern
In Hindi
Rabbit's Foot Fern
In German
Hasenpfote Fern
In French
Pied Fern Rabbit
In Spanish
Pie de conejo helecho
In Greek
Foot Fern κουνελιού
In Portuguese
Pé Fern do Coelho
In Polish
Królika Foot Fern
In Latin
Lepus pedem Fern
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Euphyllophytina
Class
Pteridopsida
Order
Polypodiales
Family
Davalliaceae
Genus
Davallia
Clade
-
Tribe
-
Subfamily
-
Number of Species
40
Rank: 100 (Overall)
1
27800
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