Polypodium californicum, California Polypody green Popular in herb gardens or

Popular in herb gardens or as an informal hedge or screen

Increases water holding capacity of soil

You can pinch regularly when the young plant is about to produce full dense growth

- Water once a week

Polypodium californicum, California Polypody green Popular in herb gardens orCalifornia Polypody A California Native fern that reaches a height of one and a half feet tall and three feet wide. This fern grows in canyons, stream banks and north facing slopes. It spreads slowly by rhizomes. If this fern is dry in the summer it will go deciduous and if it is in an area that is wet it will stay green all year. Plant with: Use in a damp, shaded area with other shade loving plants such as other ferns, Wild Ginger (Asarum sp.), Bush