Scientific Name:
Rumohra adiantiformis
Pronunciation:
roo-MOH-ruh ad-ee-an-tih-FOR-mis
Common Name:
leatherleaf fern
Family Name:
Dryopteridaceae
Plant Type:
Fern, Indoor foliage plant
Key ID Features:
The main fern used in flower arrangements; fronds triangular-shaped, leathery, shiny (plastic-like), most 30-90cm long x 15-75cm wide, bipinnately compound (some larger pinnare may be divided further), pinnae alternating, most lanceolate, 2-5cm long, coursely toothed; sori round, orange then black.
Habit:
Arching
Form:
Weeping
Texture:
Medium - coarse
Mature Height:
0.7 - 1.3m
Mature Spread:
1.0 - 1.5m
Origin:
Africa, Australia / New Zealand, Central America, South America (widespread in Southern hemisphere)
Hardiness Rating:
Zone 9: (-7 to -1 °C)
Exposure:
Filtered shade
Soil/Growing Medium:
Acidic, Humus rich
Landscape Uses:
Floristry
Additional Info:
Leaf Morphology:
Form:
Compound, Fern-like
Arrangement:
Basal
Texture/Venation:
Leathery
Surfaces:
Lustrous
Compound Leaf:
Bipinnate, Tripinnate
Colour in Summer:
Dark-green
Colour in Fall:
Dark-green
Shapes:
Deltoid, Lanceolate, Oblong, Ovate
Apices:
Obtuse
Bases:
Cuneate
Margins:
Dentate, Serrate
Additional Info:
commonly used in floral arrangements
Inflorescence Type:
Flower Morphology:
Colour (petals):
No flowers
Flower Time at Peak:
Fruit Type:
Sporangium (spores)
Fruit Colour:
Black
Fruiting Time:
Additional Info:
in round black sori
Bark or Stem Colour:
Additional Info:
no above ground stem
Organ Modifications:
Rhizomes, brown scales on thizomes
Optimal Temp.:
Medium
Light Level:
Medium
Maintenance:
Low
Pest Susceptibility:
(Pest resistant, Disease resistant, Deer resistant)
