Famille: Polypodiaceae.

Too little cultivated, certainly one of the most beautiful of the genus. This hybrid between Polypodium scouleri and Polypodium glycyrrhiza, probably a native of the west coast of the United States. Produces large, persistent fronds that are quite shiny and dark, measuring about 60 cm long and +. Resistant and easy to shade or partial shade, or even full sun in humid areas. Hardiness : -20°C.

Family : Polypodiaceae.

Intermediate polypody.

The lamina is quite broad, gradually reduced to the apex. The young fronds appear in mid summer. The rhizome is creeping on the surface. It is a strong ground-cover, although slow growing. It is suitable for screes, banks, rockeries, in shade or partial sun, in a humusy, drained, acidic or chalky  substrate. Evergreen. Height : 15/35cm. Hardiness : -25°C.

Family : Polypodiaceae.

It is a rare, interesting and curious cultivar! The blade is short and broad, the rachis branched several times, on a long petiole. The pinnae are very irregular in length, long at the base, and very short or forked towards the apex. For alkaline or acidic soil, well drained, in medium shade or sun according to the region. Evergreen. Height : 15/20cm. Hardiness : -20°C.

Family : Polypodiaceae.

Leathery polypody.

Pinnate, thick, shiny, dark green fronds on a creeping and branching rhizome on the surface. It likes the shade and acidic, well drained, cool soils. It spreads slowly. Evergreen. Height : 15/50cm. Hardiness : -12°C.

Family : Polypodiaceae.

Common polypody.

The lamina is relatively narrow, abruptly reduced at the apex, to a long nib. The young fronds appear in summer. The rhizome creeping on the surface. Although slow growing, it is a strong ground cover, for screes, banks, rockeries, in shade or partial shade, in a humusy, drained, acidic or chalky substrate. When planting, maintain the rhizomes on the soil's surface, don't bury them. Evergreen. Height : 25/55cm. Hardiness : -35°C.

Family : Polypodiaceae.

A cultivar with a very abundant appearance, delicately finely cut fronds, tripinnatifid, with narrow segments. The rhizome is creeping and branching slowly. This fern is drough resistant and can be grown in any drained soil, acidic or calcareous. Evergreen. Height : 25/30cm. Hardiness : -20°C.

Family : Polypodiaceae.

This cultivar presents two kinds of fronds. The laminae are tripinnate to quadripinnate. The rhizome is creeping. It is suitable for an acidic or basic, humusy, drained soil, in the shade. Evergreen. Height : 15/30cm. Hardiness : -30°C.

Family : Polypodiaceae.

Cornish polypody.

Exuberant and luxuriant polypody, presenting different types of fronds, very finely cut, tripinnate, some are bifurcate, bipinnatifid. With its branching and creeping rhizome, it colonises but does not invade. For an acidic or alkaline, humusy and drained soil, in light shade or sun, according to the region. Evergreen. Height : 30cm. Hardiness : -25°C.