giant leather fern
Acrostichum danaeifolium
USDA zones9 to 11
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
Size6 to 12 feet tall5 to 10 feet wide
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer, autumn, winter
- Bloom color
- Not applicable
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay
- Soil pH
- Acid, alkaline, neutral
Garden uses
Notes
Giant leather fern (Acrostichum danaeifolium) is a fern for low maintenance planting and hedges. It grows outdoors year-round in USDA zone 9 and warmer, down to about 20°F (-7°C). In colder areas, grow it as a houseplant or bring it indoors for winter. This plant likes full or part sun and average to moist, sandy, loamy, or clay soil. It is evergreen and tolerates salt. It can reach about 6 to 12 feet tall.
Pairs well with Red mangrove, Buttonwood, and Sea ox-eye.
Native range
FL.