Sickle leaf fern
(Pellaea falcata)

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Rigid clumping perennial herb spreading from short, branched underground stems. Fertile and sterile fronds separate, similar. Young fronds bent over rather than coiled. Midrib remains after segments die. Water plant included in the water feature at the Melbourne Flower Show 2011.

Type
Exotic
Lifecycle
Perennial
Container
Zero
Size
Grass and Groundcover
Foliage
Evergreen
Zones
Semi-arid with winter rain, Moist temperate with warm summers, Winter rains with dry summers
Soils
Loam, Clay
Tolerances
Wind
Regions
Melbourne International Flower and Garden Show 2011
Shade levels
Full sun, Sun/shade
Flowering seasons
None
Colours
Green
Gardens
Hardy Garden, Melbourne International Flower and Garden Show 2011, Hardy