GROOVY LACE FERN

Lastreopsis microsora – This fern has been used for years as bedding plant in southern California, the creeping rhizome is moderately slow-growing and easy to control. Given some protection and a rich damp soil in shade the Lace Fern proves hardy and spreads.

SUBSTRATE & WATERING

Grows under medium light in normal well-drained fern soil.

This foliage plant is suitable for patio pots

This terrestrial fern spreads widely. It has soft, bright green, hairy lacy fronds, .It is found in rainforests and eucalypt forests, near creeks and on the gently-sloping sides of gullies.

Hardy when protected, slow-spreading

Rhizome is long-creeping, clothed with brown scales; fronds erect, widely spaced along the rhizome. Soft, pale green, finely divided, like lace. Members of this genus can be recognized by the two ridges on the upper surface of the main rachis, just grooves, hence the common name.

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Richard Hayward

The plant hunter

Richard Hayward, a famous British fern collector, has enjoyed ferns ever since he encountered them as a boy scout in South Wales and took them to London as souvenirs. After his retirement he owned a small fern farm in North Wales. He still exchanges spores and plants of rare species with other fern enthusiasts.

"I love ferns because of their diversity in shape, foliage, colour and beauty and their enormous urge to survive."

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