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Polypodium Vulgare

Millie Molly MandyMillie Molly Mandy Posts: 142
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Have any of you grown this common fern? We included 3 in our landscaping last year, two small ones did not do too badly throughout the winter but the larger one seems to have been hit quite hard by the frost, all the inside leaves have turned brown and shriveled although the outer leaves are still green. I have pulled out all the brown dead leaves but I don't know what to do now, is it going to die, or will it suddenly come back to life? We have lost quite a number of plants because of the severe winter it is very disheartening when they were so lovely last year. 
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  • InglezinhoInglezinho Posts: 568
    Don't give up yet. The season has been very late and ferns are notoriously late starters. It's quite normal for them to die back during winter, just cut away the old dead growth and I'll bet by the end of the month you'll have new ferns.
    Everyone likes butterflies. Nobody likes caterpillars.
  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,147
    edited May 2018
    Delphiniums are herbaceous perennials ... it is normal for them to die down every winter and re-emerge in the spring.   :)

    Every spring I cut off the old foliage from all my ferns, being careful not to damage the new fronds which may be unfurling like shepherd's crooks.  This way you can see the lovely fresh new leaves emerging.

    Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.





  • Paul B3Paul B3 Posts: 3,154
    In my opinion , ferns are at their best about now .
    The newly emerging fronds on Polypodium vulgare remind my wife of upstanding Meerkats (!) .
    Mine self-seeds (or spores) itself around my garden , and is exceptionally hardy throughout all of the UK .
  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,147
    MillieMM ... Can you post some photos of your ferns and tell us a bit more about your garden ... we might get some clues about what's causing the problem. 

    Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.





  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,147
    They don't look very happy ... can you tell us more about where they're situated ... type of soil, how much sun/shade etc please? 

    Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.





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