Polypodium shivasiae

A hardy western European polypody, usually treated as the hybrid between the southern polypody (P. cambricum) and the intermediate polypody (P. interjectum). It grows on mossy walls, rocks and tree bases in mild, wet-wintered Atlantic and Mediterranean climates, and like its southern parent it makes fresh fronds in autumn and grows through the cool months.

At home, aim for

Day Cool-growingTargets in Plantistry

Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry

Humidity Ordinary room humidityBand in Plantistry

Light Bright, filtered lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry

Expects a seasonal restGrows on rock (lithophyte)

Where it grows wild

Creeps over mossy limestone or mortared walls, rock faces, banks and old tree trunks in lowland and hill country, mostly in sheltered, part-shaded spots. Details are generalised from its parents and the genus.

Recorded from 20 to about 1,200 m, median about 300 m.

FranceSpainPortugalGreat BritainIrelandItalyGermanyTürkiye-in-Europe

🔒 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.