A distinctive and resilient New Zealand native fern, prized for its neat form, leathery foliage, and tolerance of dry, exposed conditions. This species spreads slowly via creeping rhizomes, forming an attractive, low-growing ground cover well suited to challenging sites.
🌱 Plant Facts
• Growth habit: Terrestrial fern with creeping rhizomes
• Foliage: Erect, narrow, leathery fronds with rounded to oblong leaflets
• Form: Compact and tidy, excellent as a textural ground cover
• Height: Up to 30 cm
• Flowering: N/A – spore producing
• Fruiting: N/A
🌍 Natural Habitat
• Naturally found on dry, rocky escarpments
• Adapted to free-draining, low-nutrient substrates
🌿 Growing Environment
• Frost tolerant
• Sun tolerant (also copes with light shade)
• Drought tolerant
• Wind tolerant
• Free-draining soil tolerant
An excellent choice for dry banks, rock gardens, retaining walls, and exposed sites where many other ferns will struggle.
📍 Endemic Distribution
• Endemic to Aotearoa New Zealand
• Occurs from the Three Kings Islands south to Dunedin
🌾 Uses
• Ground cover plantings
• Pioneer plantings in difficult or exposed sites
• Riparian margins with free-draining soils
• Rock gardens and low-maintenance native landscapes
🪴 Cultivation Notes (Live Plant)
A hardy, long-lived fern that establishes readily in free-draining soils. Once established it requires very little maintenance and tolerates dry periods far better than most native ferns. Ideal for gardeners and restoration projects seeking a tough, compact, and visually appealing fern for challenging conditions.
📏 Approximate product size:
• PB3/4 (5cm – 20cm, 350ml)
• PB3 (20cm – 50cm, 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 distinctive and resilient New Zealand native fern, prized for its neat form, leathery foliage, and tolerance of dry, exposed conditions. This species spreads slowly via creeping rhizomes, forming an attractive, low-growing ground cover well suited to challenging sites.
🌱 Plant Facts
• Growth habit: Terrestrial fern with creeping rhizomes
• Foliage: Erect, narrow, leathery fronds with rounded to oblong leaflets
• Form: Compact and tidy, excellent as a textural ground cover
• Height: Up to 30 cm
• Flowering: N/A – spore producing
• Fruiting: N/A
🌍 Natural Habitat
• Naturally found on dry, rocky escarpments
• Adapted to free-draining, low-nutrient substrates
🌿 Growing Environment
• Frost tolerant
• Sun tolerant (also copes with light shade)
• Drought tolerant
• Wind tolerant
• Free-draining soil tolerant
An excellent choice for dry banks, rock gardens, retaining walls, and exposed sites where many other ferns will struggle.
📍 Endemic Distribution
• Endemic to Aotearoa New Zealand
• Occurs from the Three Kings Islands south to Dunedin
🌾 Uses
• Ground cover plantings
• Pioneer plantings in difficult or exposed sites
• Riparian margins with free-draining soils
• Rock gardens and low-maintenance native landscapes
🪴 Cultivation Notes (Live Plant)
A hardy, long-lived fern that establishes readily in free-draining soils. Once established it requires very little maintenance and tolerates dry periods far better than most native ferns. Ideal for gardeners and restoration projects seeking a tough, compact, and visually appealing fern for challenging conditions.
📏 Approximate product size:
• PB3/4 (5cm – 20cm, 350ml)
• PB3 (20cm – 50cm, 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”
