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Products > Nephrolepis cordifolia 'Lemon Buttons'   Nephrolepis cordifolia 'Lemon Buttons' - Button Sword Fern     [2nd Image] Habit and Cultural Information Category: Fern Family: Nephrolepidiaceae (~Polypodiaceae) Origin: Pantropical Evergreen: Yes Flower Color: NA Bloomtime: Not Significant Height: <1 foot Width: 1-2 feet Exposure: Shade Irrigation (H2O Info): High Water Needs Winter Hardiness: 15-20° F Nephrolepis cordifolia 'Lemon Buttons' (Button Sword Fern) - This fern is a cultivar of the common sword fern, Nephrolepis cordifolia. It grows to just under 1 foot tall with 10 inch long by 1 inch wide fronds bearing a single row of small rounded leaves (pinnae) on each side of the frond (not doubled as in the cultivar 'Duffi'). Plant in bright shade and give regular irrigation. An attractive and useful shade plant for an accent in a rock garden or as a small edging plant. Hardy to 19° F.  This information is based on research conducted about this plant in our nursery library and from reliable online sources. We also take into consideration observations of it in our nursery of crops, as well as of plants growing in the nursery's garden and those in other gardens we have visited. We will incorporate comments received from others and welcome getting feedback from anyone who may have additional information, particularly if it includes cultural information that would aid others in growing Nephrolepis cordifolia 'Lemon Buttons'.     [MORE INFO]