Botanical Name
Common Name
Rock fern
Plant Type
Cheilanthus viridus is a dark green fern with fronds resembling the common "maiden hair" fern only much harder and more drought tolerant. It prefers a shady spot.
Botanical Name
Plant Type
Botanical Name
Common Name
Hard fern
Plant Type
Pellaea calomelanos is an attractive fern that is widespread in the summer-rainfall areas and it is the most common fern in Gauteng. It is a special multi-purpose medicinal plant which is a must if you plan an authentic indigenous grassland or savanna garden.
Botanical Name
Common Name
Leather leaf fern
Plant Type
Rumohra adiantiformis is a beautiful, rhizome creeping fern with large, leathery, deep green leaves that needs a shady, moist position.
Botanical Name
Common Name
Downy maiden fern
Plant Type
Thelypteris dentata is a beautiful fern that is common along stream banks in Mpumalanga and KwaZulu-Natal midlands. The open leaves and modest growth makes it an attractive plant for a shady garden. Plant in a humus-rich soil and keep damp.