Ferns

Polypodium glycyrrhiza (Licorice Fern)

Polypodium glycyrrhiza

Also known as Licorice Fern

$9.95

Size

☀SunPart shade
💧WaterModerate
🌡Zones6-9
🦌DeerResistant
🌊CoastalSuitable

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About This Plant

Polypodium glycyrrhiza (Licorice Fern), 'Licorice Fern', is valued in PNW gardens for its character and seasonal interest.

An ornamental fern , graceful fronded foliage for shaded woodland gardens. Many are PNW natives or near-natives.

Part shade to full shade suits this plant. Plant in moist, well-drained, humus-rich soil. Hardy USDA Zone varies. Provide consistent moisture and humus-rich soil. Most resent direct hot sun and dry conditions.

For Pacific Northwest native alternatives, browse our PNW Natives collection , Mahonia aquifolium, Aquilegia formosa, Tellima grandiflora, and many more support local pollinators and wildlife.

Plant Details

Botanical
Polypodium glycyrrhiza
Common name
Licorice Fern
Mature size
6-18 in tall × 12-18 in wide
Growth rate
Moderate
Bloom time
Non-flowering (fern)
Foliage color
Green

Care Notes

Plant in moss-rich, shaded settings or establish as an epiphyte on a moss-covered rock or log. Allow to go summer-dormant naturally; reduce watering as fronds yellow in late spring. Resume regular moisture in fall as cool, wet conditions return and new growth begins.

Garden Attributes

  • Pacific NW native
  • Deer resistant
  • Coastal suitable
  • Grown organically
  • Wildlife: None documented
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