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Button Fern

Pellaea Rotundifolia

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Overview

Button Fern, Pellaea rotundifolia, is an elegant, evergreen fern with a compact growth habit, reaching up to 12 inches in height and spread. Its charming, rounded, button-like leaflets adorn arching stems, offering lush texture to shaded areas. Hardy in USDA Zones 9-11, it thrives in well-draining, humus-rich soil and prefers moderate moisture. Ideal for adding delicate greenery to low-light indoor spaces or as understory plants in sheltered garden nooks.

Sun Deep Shade, ShadeWater LowZones 9–11
Button Fern (Pellaea Rotundifolia) — evergreen fern with a compact growth habit

Culture

Sun
Deep Shade, Shade
Water
Low
USDA zones
9–11

Shape & size

Classification

Family
Pteridaceae

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Button Fern (Pellaea Rotundifolia) — reaching up to 12 inches in height and spread; the fronds of this fern are uniquely attractive
Button Fern (Pellaea Rotundifolia) — Its charming, rounded, button-like leaflets adorn arching stems, offering lush texture to shaded areas; the Button Fern
Button Fern (Pellaea Rotundifolia) — Hardy in USDA Zones 9-11, it thrives in well-draining, humus-rich soil and prefers moderate moisture; reaching up to 12
Button Fern (Pellaea Rotundifolia) — scientifically recognized as Pellaea rotundifolia; giving rise to its common name
Button Fern (Pellaea Rotundifolia) — This charming fern is native to New Zealand; and soil should be kept consistently damp but not waterlogged to avoid root
Button Fern (Pellaea Rotundifolia) — where it thrives under the canopies of forests; fern for deep shade or shade
Button Fern (Pellaea Rotundifolia) — suggesting its preference for cooler; where it thrives under the canopies of forests
Button Fern (Pellaea Rotundifolia) — giving rise to its common name; pellaea rotundifolia should be planted in well-draining soil with an acidic to neutral pH
Button Fern (Pellaea Rotundifolia) — growing up to approximately 12 to 18 inches in length, image 35
Button Fern (Pellaea Rotundifolia) — The fronds of this fern are uniquely attractive; scientifically recognized as Pellaea rotundifolia
Button Fern (Pellaea Rotundifolia) — textural contrast when positioned amongst broad-leaved plants; underplanting for taller specimens
Button Fern (Pellaea Rotundifolia) — Pellaea rotundifolia should be planted in well-draining soil with an acidic to neutral pH; its charming, rounded
Button Fern (Pellaea Rotundifolia) — elegant dynamism to your client's garden composition.<br><br>For optimal growth; though it will flourish best if protected

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