The coast polypody fern is an evergreen plant that develop outdoors in warm climates or indoors as a houseplant . coast polypody fern is native to South Africa and expand in a warm , humid environs . The fern maintain its attractive deep immature coloration when given right nutrition and wet during the springiness and summertime develop month .

Characteristics

The leathery polypody fern is an just mature plant that reach a height up to 3 groundwork and spread out up to 4 feet . The works has drab fleeceable , glossy dark-skinned farewell with a course grain . The leaves are farseeing and can reach a length up to 3 feet with a pyramidal shape . Leatherleaf ferns are an evergreen plant that does not produce flowers .

Planting Location

leathery polypody ferns are commonly grown as a houseplant as the fern is only intrepid outdoors in USDA growing zona 11 where the temperature appease above 25 degree Fahrenheit . The fern requires a well draining potting ground in a container that is slightly wider than the root lump and indirect sunlight . Leatherleaf fern planted outdoors require a sandy or clay loam soil that has an acidic pH of 5.5 to 6.5 and shaded sunlight .

Care

coast polypody fern grown indoors and alfresco require a grease that remains evenly moist throughout the blistering summertime months . Water applied to the fern should always be quick to foreclose jolt . The fern should be fertilized with one-half strength water system soluble fertilizer every two weeks during the leap and summer month as this is the prime originate metre .

Propagation

The leatherleaf fern is propagate to produce new plants by dividing the root musket ball in spring . Divided plants should be potted in a container that is slightly wider than the root testis with a eminent quality potting soil . Leatherleaf ferns can be propagated by collecting ripe spore and place them in a paper envelope to dry . The source are sown on a brick covered with 1/4 inch of moist peat moss in a plastic container fill up with 2 inches of distilled weewee . Seeds are sprinkled onto the peat moss and the entire container is covered with clear plastic to create a glasshouse environment .

Problems

Polypodium scouleri ferns are susceptible to mealy bugs and scale infestation . Mealy bugs are small insects that are ashen and waxy in coming into court with waxy strand that stretch from the physical structure . Scales are insects that have a shell shroud over the soundbox and are able-bodied to fly short distance . plant that are infested with either insect should be isolate for several weeks to prevent the worm from disperse to other plant . pocket-size amounts of insects can be manually slay from the plant or sprayed with insect powder . plant that are hard infested should be toss out .

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