Fern Grotto Plant List
Often requiring deep shade, ferns flourish under the lathe-work inside the Gardens’ south entrance. Specimens of this ancient group of plants from around the world grow in the Fern Grotto, alongside prehistoric cycads.
Athyrium niponicum ‘Pictum’
Family Name: Athyriaceae
Common Name: Japanese Painted Fern
Davallia canariensis
Family Name: Davalliaceae
Common Name: Deer’s Foot Fern
Dioon edule
Family Name: Zamiaceae
Common Name: Palma de la Virgen
Encephalartos ferox
Family Name: Zamiaceae
Common Name: Maputaland Cycad
Macrozamia moorei
Family Name: Zamiaceae
Common Name: Moore’s Cycad
Microsorum musifolium ‘Crocodyllus’
Family Name: Polypodiaceae
Common Name: Crocodile Fern
Platycerium superbum
Family Name: Polypodiaceae
Common Name: Staghorn Fern
Pteris cretica
Family Name: Polypodiaceae
Common Name: Ribbon Fern
Pyrrosia sheareri
Family Name: Polypodiaceae
Common Name: Shearer’s Felt Fern
Zamia furfuracea
Family Name: Zamiaceae
Common Name: Cardboard Palm