This UK native fern, Polypodium vulgare, is often seen growing on stone walls, showcasing its remarkable resilience and adaptability. This hardy, evergreen fern thrives with or without soil, making it ideal for tucking into rock crevices, attaching to tree trunks with moss, or growing in deep, moist soils in borders. It tolerates both full sun and partial shade, and while it needs good moisture to establish, it becomes drought-tolerant once its spreading rhizomes are established. Polypodium vulgare forms a mat-like growth, with leathery, ladder-like foliage that spreads beautifully over rockeries, troughs, and border edges. It naturally propagates by spores, forming gentle colonies for a charming, ‘wild’ garden aesthetic. Height: 30cm (12in). Spread: 60cm (24in). Supplied as 1 x 9cm potted plant. Growing InformationPlant in full sun or partial shade in moist but well-drained soil. It can tolerate dry shade but requires regular watering during the first growing season to estab