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Grub Fern in the GardenTags plant encyclopedia

Polypodium formosanum

 

Grub Fern

Polypodium formasanum is a pretty fern with soft, green fronds. The creeping rhizome is a pale blueish-white colour, and looks like a caterpillar or grub - hence the common name.

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plant Features
  • Grub Fern likes full sun to partial shade

    Full sun to partial shade

  • Grub Fern likes occasional watering

    Occasional watering

  • Grub Fern is full frost hardy: 5f (-15°c)

    Full Frost Hardy: 5F (-15°C)

  • Grub Fern likes moist and free draining

    Moist and free draining

 
plant information

Common name

Grub Fern

Latin name

Polypodium formosanum

type

Fern

family

Polypodiaceae

ph

6.6 - 7.8 Acid - Neutral

  • Light

    Grub Fern likes full sun to partial shade

    Full sun to partial shade

  • Frost

    Grub Fern is full frost hardy: 5f (-15°c)

    Full Frost Hardy: 5F (-15°C)

  • Soil

    Grub Fern likes moist and free draining

    Moist and free draining

  • Water

    Grub Fern likes occasional watering

    Occasional watering

Plant & bloom calendar

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    Best time to plant
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    When the plant will bloom

full grown dimensions

The size of a fully grown Grub Fern is 0.60meters x 0.40meters 0.60 M 0.40 M

Polypodium formosanum

Polypodium formasanum is a pretty fern with soft, green fronds. The creeping rhizome is a pale blueish-white colour, and looks like a caterpillar or grub - hence the common name.


Planting Season 1

From Mid Spring TO Late Spring

Plant in full sun or partial shade.

 

Planting Season 2

From Mid Autumn TO Late Autumn

Plant in full sun or partial shade.

 
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