Description | Australian Tree Fern (Cyanthea australis) is a tough, single stem tall plant native to Australia. Hardy to zones (9)10-11. |
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Plant Type | Ferns - Tropical |
Hardiness Zone | (9)10-11 |
Sunlight | shady, grows as a understory plant |
Moisture | moist |
Soil & Site | moist |
Fruit | spores |
Leaves | large, green, lacey, bipinnately compound, unfurling fiddleheads are covered with silky, white scales, fronds can reach 6 by 14 feet |
Stems | single-stemmed, masses of hair-like scales on its trunk |
Dimensions | in perfect conditions, it can reach over 30 feet |
Propagation | spores |
Native Site | South to Southeast corner of Australia |