Polypodium font-queri

The hybrid polypody between Polypodium cambricum and Polypodium vulgare, found where the two parents meet in western Europe. It grows on mossy rocks, walls and tree trunks, and like the southern polypody it tends to grow through the cool, wet months and rest in the summer drought.

At home, aim for

Day Cool-growingTargets in Plantistry

Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry

Humidity Ordinary room humidityBand in Plantistry

Light Dappled lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry

Expects a seasonal restGrows on rock (lithophyte)

Where it grows wild

A creeping fern on shaded rocks, old walls, banks and mossy trunks in mild, humid Atlantic and Mediterranean-margin climates, often on limestone or base-rich stone.

Recorded at about 165 to 2,800 m, median 702 m; the top of that range is probably an error.

SpainFranceItalySwitzerlandGreat BritainIreland

🔒 Growing it like that

The wild conditions above, turned into targets for a shelf, a tent or a greenhouse. The full profile has:

✓ Day and night temperature targets, and the limits it tolerates

✓ Humidity band, and how to hold it

✓ Light as DLI and PPFD for a grow light

✓ Wet and dry seasons, and whether to rest it

✓ Substrate and airflow

✓ A step-by-step setup to grow it like the wild

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Profiles are drafts built from measured range and climate and from published sources; each section carries its own confidence in the app.