Pellaea rotundifolia, the button fern, is a species of fern endemic to New Zealand, where it grows in scrub and forests.[2] It is also a popular garden plant (in zones 8 and 9) and house plant, tolerating low temperatures but not freezing.[3]
Pellaea rotundifolia is a compact, evergreen fern that can have more than 30 pairs of round, dark-green, leathery pinnae on fronds up to 18 in (460 mm) in length.[2] The Latin specific epithet rotundifolia means “round-leaved”.[4]
It needs acidic and well-drained soil; it does not appreciate the moist, humid conditions that most ferns require so does well with minimal watering.[2]
This plant has gained the Royal Horticultural Society’s Award of Garden Merit.[3][5]
Pellaea rotundifolia, the button fern, is a species of fern endemic to New Zealand, where it grows in scrub and forests. It is also a popular garden plant (in zones 8 and 9) and house plant, tolerating low temperatures but not freezing.
Pellaea rotundifolia is a compact, evergreen fern that can have more than 30 pairs of round, dark-green, leathery pinnae on fronds up to 18 in (460 mm) in length. The Latin specific epithet rotundifolia means “round-leaved”.
Underside of the pinnae
In cultivation
Pellaea rotundifoliaes una especie de helecho de la familia botánica Pteridaceae. Es originaria de Nueva Zelanda, y a menudo cultivada en los jardines como planta ornamental.
Pellaea rotundifolia tiene las hojas redondas, de color verde oscuro, coriáceas, con las frondas de hasta aproximadamente 25 cm de longitud.
Pellaea rotundifolia fue descrita por (G.Forst.) William Jackson Hooker y publicado en Species Filicum 2: 136. 1858.[1][2]
Pellaea rotundifoliaes una especie de helecho de la familia botánica Pteridaceae. Es originaria de Nueva Zelanda, y a menudo cultivada en los jardines como planta ornamental.
Pellaea rotundifolia là một loài dương xỉ trong họ Pteridaceae. Loài này được G. Forst. Hook. mô tả khoa học đầu tiên năm 1858.[1]
Pellaea rotundifolia là một loài dương xỉ trong họ Pteridaceae. Loài này được G. Forst. Hook. mô tả khoa học đầu tiên năm 1858.