Common Name
Walking fern
Plant Form
Fern & Fern Allies
Duration
Perennial
Max Height (ft)
1.0
Width (ft)
0.1 -
1.0
Region
Coastal
Piedmont
Mountain
Hardiness Zone
5,
6,
7,
8
Commercially available
Yes
Additional Info
Habitat: On moist, shaded, often mossy outcrops of various subcalcareous, calcareous, and mafic rocks and on shell-marl outcrops in the Coastal Plain; especially common on limestone. Frequent in the mountains; infrequent in the Piedmont; very rare in the Coastal Plain.
Evergreen
Yes
Light Requirements
Full sun
Partial sun
Moisture Requirements
Moist
Nurseries that may carry live plant