Live Plants and Cuttings - Foliage Plants - DISCONTINUED. Resurrection fern, Polypodium polypodioides, epiphyte, ''Miracle P

Sun or Shade > Shade Garden > DISCONTINUED. Resurrection fern, Polypodium polypodioides, epiphyte, ''Miracle P

DISCONTINUED. Resurrection fern, Polypodium polypodioides, epiphyte, ''Miracle P

DISCONTINUED. 1 piece, about 4 x 8. Resurrection fern is an epiphyte that grows attached to branches of forest trees and sometimes upon rocks or dry ground. When dry, the resurrection appears dead, but when moisture returns the fronds resurrect becoming soft and green and unfurling to regain its original shape. This little plant is sometimes sold as a novelty item in gift shops and as a mail-order miracle plant on the back covers of comic books and magazines.

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Resurrection fern is an epiphyte that grows attached to branches of forest trees and sometimes upon rocks or dry ground.

When dry, the resurrection fern is gray, scaly and curled up in wad, but when moisture returns the fronds resurrect becoming soft and green and unfurling to regain its original shape.

You can maintain resurrection fern on the bark of an oak log or orchid type planting materials, allowing it to dry out periodically, then spraying it with water to see it unfold in just minutes. But this weird little fern is at its best on living trees, especially large oaks.

Resurrection fern is not a parasite. It gets its water and nutrients from rain and dust, and causes no harm to the tree that supports it. This little plant is sometimes sold as a novelty item in gift shops and as a mail-order "miracle plant" on the back covers of comic books and magazines.

Hardy zones 8a - 11 growing in filtered sun or shade.

You'll receive a fern about 4" wide and 8" long I always try to send it with the log it is growing on, if possible.

Email me if you have any questions.