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Polypodium cambricum 'Pulcherrimum Addison'



A pretty, short, upright growing form. I got my plant from Nick Macer in 2012 and it has done well in the garden. One of a number of named 'Pulcherrimum' forms in cultivation.

Martin Rickard writes:

"'Pulcherrimum'means 'most beautiful' - an appropriate name for this group of rather similar cultivars. Fronds regularly bipinnatifid, the ends of the pinna segments mot sharply pointed. Segments are close together giving the frond a pleasant yet solid appearance. All moderately well-established plants produce sori, albeit sometimes sparingly."

Discovered around 1860 in the Lake District.


17th March 2018



References:

  • Zielono Zakreceni Forum, https://zielonozakreceni.pl/forum/ilustrowany-spis-paproci/1205-paprotka-walijska-polypodium-cambricum-pulcherrimum-addison (accessed 21.12.2023).
  • Rickard, Martin - Gardening with Ferns, David & Charles 2005