A superb New Zealand native fern, valued for its lush, tropical appearance and highly adaptable nature. With smooth green fronds and a creeping rhizome, it makes an excellent ground cover and is ideal for softening hard surfaces such as rocks, logs, and walls.
🌱 Plant Facts
• Growth habit: Creeping, ground-cover fern
• Foliage: Smooth, glossy green fronds with a tropical look
• Rhizome: Spreading and capable of growing over soil, rocks, and trees
• Height: Up to 30 cm
• Flowering: N/A – spore producing
• Fruiting: N/A
🌍 Natural Habitat
• Found from coastal to montane environments
• Grows on forest floors, rocks, cliffs, and tree trunks/branches
• Often found in more open and drier habitats compared to similar ferns
• Commonly associated with native forest and riparian environments
🌿 Growing Environment
• Drought tolerant (once established)
• Shade tolerant
• Wetland tolerant
• Wind tolerant
• Free-draining soil tolerant
Performs well in both shaded and semi-exposed sites, provided roots can establish.
📍 Endemic Distribution
• Native to New Zealand (Kermadec, Three Kings, North, South, Stewart, Chatham, Auckland, and Antipodes Islands)
• Also found in Australia
• Abundant across most of New Zealand, except Central Otago
🌾 Uses
• Ground cover and underplanting
• Riparian and forest plantings
• Pioneer plantings
• Container and hanging basket plant
• Rock, wall, and log planting
🪴 Cultivation Notes (Live Plant)
An extremely easy and versatile fern that establishes quickly from rooted rhizome pieces. Can be grown in pots, hanging baskets, or trained over rocks and logs, and even attached to suitable tree branches. Once established, it is low maintenance, drought tolerant, and largely pest and disease free, making it ideal for both beginner gardeners and large-scale plantings.
📏 Approximate product size:
• PB3/4 (5cm – 20cm, 350ml)
• PB3 (20cm – 70cm, 1.5L)
⏱️ Timeframe:
We ship Monday – Wednesday for South Island customers and Monday/Tuesday for Rural and North Island customers. Orders placed outside these days will be fulfilled the following week.
Local pick ups and/or deliveries will be made by arrangement.
“We’ll donate $1 per plant sold to national conservation efforts, helping to protect and restore New Zealand’s natural heritage”
A superb New Zealand native fern, valued for its lush, tropical appearance and highly adaptable nature. With smooth green fronds and a creeping rhizome, it makes an excellent ground cover and is ideal for softening hard surfaces such as rocks, logs, and walls.
🌱 Plant Facts
• Growth habit: Creeping, ground-cover fern
• Foliage: Smooth, glossy green fronds with a tropical look
• Rhizome: Spreading and capable of growing over soil, rocks, and trees
• Height: Up to 30 cm
• Flowering: N/A – spore producing
• Fruiting: N/A
🌍 Natural Habitat
• Found from coastal to montane environments
• Grows on forest floors, rocks, cliffs, and tree trunks/branches
• Often found in more open and drier habitats compared to similar ferns
• Commonly associated with native forest and riparian environments
🌿 Growing Environment
• Drought tolerant (once established)
• Shade tolerant
• Wetland tolerant
• Wind tolerant
• Free-draining soil tolerant
Performs well in both shaded and semi-exposed sites, provided roots can establish.
📍 Endemic Distribution
• Native to New Zealand (Kermadec, Three Kings, North, South, Stewart, Chatham, Auckland, and Antipodes Islands)
• Also found in Australia
• Abundant across most of New Zealand, except Central Otago
🌾 Uses
• Ground cover and underplanting
• Riparian and forest plantings
• Pioneer plantings
• Container and hanging basket plant
• Rock, wall, and log planting
🪴 Cultivation Notes (Live Plant)
An extremely easy and versatile fern that establishes quickly from rooted rhizome pieces. Can be grown in pots, hanging baskets, or trained over rocks and logs, and even attached to suitable tree branches. Once established, it is low maintenance, drought tolerant, and largely pest and disease free, making it ideal for both beginner gardeners and large-scale plantings.
📏 Approximate product size:
• PB3/4 (5cm – 20cm, 350ml)
• PB3 (20cm – 70cm, 1.5L)
⏱️ Timeframe:
We ship Monday – Wednesday for South Island customers and Monday/Tuesday for Rural and North Island customers. Orders placed outside these days will be fulfilled the following week.
Local pick ups and/or deliveries will be made by arrangement.
“We’ll donate $1 per plant sold to national conservation efforts, helping to protect and restore New Zealand’s natural heritage”
