Tuberous Sword Fern Nephrolepis cordifolia
Other Common Name(s):
- Phonetic Spelling
- nef-roh-LEP-iss kor-di-FOH-lee-uh
- Description
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A fern native to Asia's tropics and subtropics. It has been introduced to other areas across the world and in some is considered invasive. It is distinguished from similar ferns by the tuberous structures it grows underground.
Diseases, Insect Pests, and Other Plant Problems:
No significant diseases or pests, Watch for Florida Fern Caterpillar.
VIDEO Created by NC State Extension's Homegrown series featuring Mark Weathington, Director of JC Raulston Arboretum.
- Profile Video:
- See this plant in the following landscape:
- Cultivars / Varieties:
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- 'Cute as a Button' (Trademark)
dwarf variety of common Boston Fern - 'Duffii'
dwarf form, gives off a lemon scent when crushed, double row of small rounded leaves on each side of a frond. - 'Lemon Button Fern'
faint lemon scent, long arching bright green fronds with a single row of small rounded leaves on each side of the frond - 'Petticoat'
rare variety, long fronds that together form in the shape of a petticoat skirt - 'Plumosa'
slow growing, grows up 3 ft tall and 5 ft wide, erect to arching, 32-inch long fronds
- 'Cute as a Button' (Trademark)
- 'Cute as a Button' (Trademark), 'Duffii', 'Lemon Button Fern', 'Petticoat', 'Plumosa'
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- Cultivars / Varieties:
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- 'Cute as a Button' (Trademark)
dwarf variety of common Boston Fern - 'Duffii'
dwarf form, gives off a lemon scent when crushed, double row of small rounded leaves on each side of a frond. - 'Lemon Button Fern'
faint lemon scent, long arching bright green fronds with a single row of small rounded leaves on each side of the frond - 'Petticoat'
rare variety, long fronds that together form in the shape of a petticoat skirt - 'Plumosa'
slow growing, grows up 3 ft tall and 5 ft wide, erect to arching, 32-inch long fronds
- 'Cute as a Button' (Trademark)
- 'Cute as a Button' (Trademark), 'Duffii', 'Lemon Button Fern', 'Petticoat', 'Plumosa'
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Attributes:
- Genus:
- Nephrolepis
- Species:
- cordifolia
- Family:
- Polypodiaceae
- Life Cycle:
- Perennial
- Country Or Region Of Origin:
- Tropical & Subtropical Asia
- Distribution:
- Pantropical
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Whole Plant Traits:
- Plant Type:
- Fern
- Houseplant
- Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics:
- Broadleaf Evergreen
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Fruit:
- Fruit Description:
- No fruits. This plants reproduces via spores.
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Flowers:
- Flower Description:
- No flowers.
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Leaves:
- Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics:
- Broadleaf Evergreen
- Leaf Type:
- Compound (Pinnately , Bipinnately, Palmately)
- Fronds
- Hairs Present:
- No
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Stem:
- Stem Is Aromatic:
- No
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Landscape:
- Landscape Location:
- Hanging Baskets
- Houseplants
