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Polypodium cambricum 'Macrostachyon'

Ref.: POLYP 558

Origin : found in The Burren in western Eire, by B.P. O'Kelly, early in the twentieth century.

Availability: Available In Cultivation
Special Price: 7.00 € Regular Price: 14.00 €

Family : Polypodiaceae.

This polypody is different from the species by its broad and short lamina, its tight pinnae and a very stretched and tapered apex. The rhizome is branching and creeping. Light green, dense and persistent foliage. Very attractive ! For a cool rockery, banks, humusy and drained soils, acidic or alkaline, in shade or medium shade. Evergreen. Height : 20/25cm. Hardiness : -20°C.

  • Foliage : evergreen
  • Height : less than 30cm
  • Soil type : any, well drained
  • Site : walls, rockery, rocks, banks, temporarily dry, forest edge, dry to cool woods
  • Exposure : shade, half shade
  • Shape : ground cover
  • Rhizome : creeping and branching
  • Hardiness : down to -20°C (-4°F)