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Some Hardy Ferns For The Garden About Us | Establishing A Fernery | Repotting Ferns | Contact Us This article was provided by The Fern Society of Victoria SUN LOVERSCheilanthes and Notholaena There are a few ferns that will grow in full sun, and they are called XEROPHYTIC ferns. They usually grow in rocky situations in deserts or semi-deserts. In the dry season the fronds may dry out and curl up, looking quite dead but with the first few drops of rain they rehydrate and open out again. They are characteristically covered with tiny hairs, which act to prevent moisture loss. The entire Cheilanthes genus is xerophytic and will be quite successful in dryish, rocky, sunny, exposed parts of your garden. Notholaenas are the same. Another sun lover is Platycerium veitchii (Silver Elk Fern), which is also hairy, and grows in exposed, sunny spots usually on rocks. HARE'S FOOT FERNS. There are about thirty different Davallias, or hare's foot ferns, and though some of them are tropical, the ones available in nurseries in Victoria (all except Davallia fejeensis and its cultivars) are quite suitable for a fernery. I advise against growing them in the ground, but they can be grown on a mound, which is very free draining, in hollow log, in a hanging basket or on a slab. They can even be grown in a depression or cleft on rock. They do need free drainage more than most ferns. RASP FERNS Another group of ferns which grow very well and take some exposure to the sun are the Doodia or Rasp ferns, of which there are four in Victoria. They grow in dry situations and take medium amount of sun. Their new foliage is often a bright pinkish-red colour. |
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