Rabbits’s Foot Fern
Davallia solida var. fejeensis (Syn. D. fejeensis)
Family: Polypodiaceae
Significant varieties: ‘Plumosa,’ ‘Dwarf Ripple’
Native Range: Fiji, Caroline Islands
Native Habitat: Tropical epiphyte
Cultural Use/Significance: Often grown for the scaly rhizomes that look like rabbit or squirrel feet. In the wild, these “feet” allow the plants to cling to trees. In a container, they will grow down the sides of the pot.
Cultural Requirements
Temperature: Prefers 55°F and higher
Irrigation: Water lightly and frequently. Allow top ½" to dry slightly between waterings
Relative Humidity: High
Fertilizer: Feed twice a month at ¼ strength
Substrate: Well-draining, peat-based potting mix or equal parts peat, moss, bark, sharp sand, charcoal and pine needles.
Light: Part shade. Indirect light
Citations:
https://www.missouribotanicalgarden.org/PlantFinder/PlantFinderDetails.aspx?kempercode=b587#AllImages
https://gardeningsolutions.ifas.ufl.edu/plants/houseplants/footed-ferns/
https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:17564870-1
https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/davallia-solida-var-fejeensis/
https://blogs.ifas.ufl.edu/nassauco/2017/06/09/fact-sheet-rabbits-foot-fern/
https://www.rhs.org.uk/plants/131210/davallia-solida-var-fejeensis/details