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Nephrolepis cordifolia 'Lemon Buttons' (Button Sword Fern) - This fern is a dwarf 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.
Nephrolepis cordifolia is native to northeastern Australia north into Asia where it is found growing in swamps, low lying wet areas and sometime as an epiphyte, but it is well established throughout the world in the tropics and subtropics. The name for the genus comes from the Greek words 'nephros' meaning "a kidney" and 'lepis' meaning a 'scale' for the shape of the specific epithet means "heart-shaped leaves".
The information displayed on this page about Nephrolepis cordifolia 'Lemon Buttons' is based on our research conducted about this plant from books in our nursery library as well as from information that is provided by reliable online resources. We also have included our own observations made about it as it grew in the nursery gardens and other gardens visited, as well how the crops of this plant performed in the containers when we had them in our nursery field. We also include comments received from others and welcome hearing from anyone who has information about this plant, particularly if it includes cultural information aiding others to better grow it.
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