Cibotium barometz
Golden Chicken Fern
Cibotium barometz is an evergreen rhizomous fern. The rhizome is very thick, woody, and covered by soft, golden yellow hairs.The plant grows only to a height of 1m when erect, but is often prostrate, forming colonies of plants in its native habitat. The fronds can be up to 3 m long. Cibotium barometz is not hardy and will not tolerate any frost. It can be grown outside of warmer climates and is worth trying as container a grown specimen and brought under cover through winter in cooler climates. It will tolerate sun, but needs to be kept moist.
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Partial shade
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Occasional watering
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Not Frost hardy
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Moist and free draining
Common name
Golden Chicken Fern
Latin name
Cibotium barometz
type
Fern
family
Cibotiaceae
ph
5.0 - 7.5 Acid - Neutral
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Light
Partial shade
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Frost
Not Frost hardy
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Soil
Moist and free draining
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Water
Occasional watering
Plant & bloom calendar
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Best time to plant
full grown dimensions
3.00 M
1.00 M
Cibotium barometz
Cibotium barometz is an evergreen rhizomous fern. The rhizome is very thick, woody, and covered by soft, golden yellow hairs.The plant grows only to a height of 1m when erect, but is often prostrate, forming colonies of plants in its native habitat. The fronds can be up to 3 m long. Cibotium barometz is not hardy and will not tolerate any frost. It can be grown outside of warmer climates and is worth trying as container a grown specimen and brought under cover through winter in cooler climates. It will tolerate sun, but needs to be kept moist.
Planting young plants
From Early Spring TO Early Spring
Cibotium barometz is best grown in slightly acidic soil although it can survive in a slightly alkaline soil. It needs planting where it is protected from the strong midday sun. In temperate areas, cold winds and very strong sunlight are not a problem. It will only survive with a good level of humidity.