Davallia solida: Giant Hare's Foot Fern

Davallia solida, the Giant Hare's Foot Fern, is a robust, epiphytic or lithophytic fern native to tropical Asia and the Pacific. It has thick, creeping rhizomes densely covered in long, silvery-white to brown scales (the "hare's feet") that crawl over surfaces. The fronds are large, tripinnate, lacy, and a light, fresh green, rising erect to arching from the rhizome. It is larger and coarser than D. fejeensis.

Plant Profile

This fern thrives in warm, humid, shaded to semi-shaded conditions as an epiphyte or in a well-drained, organic-rich mix. The prominent, scaly rhizomes are its hallmark. It is vigorous and can form large specimens. It makes a magnificent hanging basket or mounted plant where the "feet" can be displayed. A bold, textural rabbit's foot fern for tropical collections.