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Products > Nephrolepis cordifolia 'Lemon Buttons'
 
Nephrolepis cordifolia 'Lemon Buttons' - Button Sword Fern
   
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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.  Information displayed on this page about  Nephrolepis cordifolia 'Lemon Buttons' is based on the research conducted about it in our library and from reliable online resources. We also note those observations we have made of this plant as it grows in the nursery's garden and in other gardens, as well how crops have performed in our nursery field. We will incorporate comments we receive from others, and welcome to hear from anyone who may have additional information, particularly if they share any cultural information that would aid others in growing it.
 
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