Rabbit Foot Fern

Rabbit Foot Fern. As a Rabbits Foot fern matures it develops furry creeping rhizomes fleshy roots that grow on the surface of the soil and cling to the edges of the pot. Native to Fiji it can produce fronds as long as 3 feet under optimum conditions.

Native to Fiji it can produce fronds as long as 3 feet under optimum conditions. Rabbits foot fern has a shallow root system so move it to a shallow pot only 1-2 in 25-5 cm wider. Caring for Rabbits Foot Ferns.

The rhizomes often grow over the side of the pot adding an extra dimension to the plant.

Its furry leg-like rhizomes gives the plant its name and it also requires special maintenance to remain looking their best particularly when it comes to sufficient watering. The rabbits foot fern Davallia fejeensis earned its common name from its fuzzy creeping rhizomes which resemble delicate rabbit feet spreading around the base of the plant. Davallia deersfoot fern hares foot fern shinobu fern rabbit foot fern ball fern is a genus of about 40 species of fern. Rabbits Foot Fern is sometimes called the Good Luck plant because of its charming silvery-brown fur-like rhizomes.