A distinctive and moisture-loving New Zealand native fern, valued for its arching, leathery fronds and suitability for deep shade. This species is best suited to cool, damp environments and makes an excellent addition to fern collections and shaded riparian plantings.
🌱 Plant Facts
• Growth habit: Creeping fern with spreading rhizomes
• Sterile fronds: Drooping, leathery, shiny dark green; up to 60 cm long
• Frond form: Undivided or irregularly divided into a few leaflets
• Fertile fronds: Narrow with distinctive thread-like leaflets
• Height: Up to 1 m
• Flowering: N/A – spore producing
• Fruiting: N/A
🌍 Natural Habitat
• Occurs from coastal to montane environments
• Typically found in seepages on shaded banks, rock overhangs, river gorges, and sodden cloud forest soils
• Prefers consistently wet, sheltered forest conditions
🌿 Growing Environment
• Shade tolerant
• Wetland tolerant
• Wind tolerant (in sheltered forest conditions)
• Coastal tolerant
Requires cool, damp environments with reliable moisture.
📍 Endemic Distribution
• Native to New Zealand
• Found from Warawara Forest (Northland) south through the North, South, Stewart, Chatham, and Auckland Islands
🌾 Uses
• Riparian and wetland plantings
• Forest and understory planting
• Fern collections and ferneries
• Container planting in shaded environments
🪴 Cultivation Notes (Live Plant)
A more specialist fern that requires consistent care:
• Deep shade and shelter essential
• Permanently moist soil required
• Will not tolerate drying out
• Slow growing but rewarding in the right conditions
Best suited to fernery environments, shaded gullies, or damp garden areas, where humidity and moisture can be maintained.
📏 Approximate product size:
• PB3/4 (5cm – 20cm, 350ml)
• PB3 (20cm – 50cm, 1.5L)
• PB8 (50cm+, 3.5L)
⏱️ 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 moisture-loving New Zealand native fern, valued for its arching, leathery fronds and suitability for deep shade. This species is best suited to cool, damp environments and makes an excellent addition to fern collections and shaded riparian plantings.
🌱 Plant Facts
• Growth habit: Creeping fern with spreading rhizomes
• Sterile fronds: Drooping, leathery, shiny dark green; up to 60 cm long
• Frond form: Undivided or irregularly divided into a few leaflets
• Fertile fronds: Narrow with distinctive thread-like leaflets
• Height: Up to 1 m
• Flowering: N/A – spore producing
• Fruiting: N/A
🌍 Natural Habitat
• Occurs from coastal to montane environments
• Typically found in seepages on shaded banks, rock overhangs, river gorges, and sodden cloud forest soils
• Prefers consistently wet, sheltered forest conditions
🌿 Growing Environment
• Shade tolerant
• Wetland tolerant
• Wind tolerant (in sheltered forest conditions)
• Coastal tolerant
Requires cool, damp environments with reliable moisture.
📍 Endemic Distribution
• Native to New Zealand
• Found from Warawara Forest (Northland) south through the North, South, Stewart, Chatham, and Auckland Islands
🌾 Uses
• Riparian and wetland plantings
• Forest and understory planting
• Fern collections and ferneries
• Container planting in shaded environments
🪴 Cultivation Notes (Live Plant)
A more specialist fern that requires consistent care:
• Deep shade and shelter essential
• Permanently moist soil required
• Will not tolerate drying out
• Slow growing but rewarding in the right conditions
Best suited to fernery environments, shaded gullies, or damp garden areas, where humidity and moisture can be maintained.
📏 Approximate product size:
• PB3/4 (5cm – 20cm, 350ml)
• PB3 (20cm – 50cm, 1.5L)
• PB8 (50cm+, 3.5L)
⏱️ 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
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