The sterile or green fronds emerge after the fertile ones appear. Needs a fair amount of moisture to do well, especially if grown in ful l sun. Hart's Tongue Fern. A conversation piece as many people do not think it is a fern. Prefers alkaline soil high in leaf mold.
Slugs do like it.
AGM Polypodium vulgare Zone 4. Europe, N. America, Asia. Shade to semi-shade. This fern found growing on Maple Trees is often called the Resurrection Fern for its ability to re-appear after a dry summer. An epiphyte that has long runners, try growing this fern on stumps.