Rabbit’s Foot Fern
Davallia fejeensis
📖 About this plant
A whimsical fern beloved for its fuzzy, light brown rhizomes that creep over the pot rim and resemble little rabbit’s feet. The soft, furry rhizomes add a unique textural element that makes this fern a conversation piece. Above the rhizomes, lacy, finely divided, soft green fronds arch gracefully. Easy to grow compared to many ferns, it tolerates average indoor humidity better than Maidenhair Fern. Best displayed in a hanging basket where the fuzzy rhizomes can drape over the edge.
🧑🌾 Care requirements
Medium to bright indirect
Every 1-2 weeks
Moderate to high (50-70%)
15-24°C
Well-draining, loose, organic potting mix with peat, perlite, and chopped sphagnum moss; slightly acidic pH
Balanced liquid fertilizer (10-10-10) diluted to half strength every 4-6 weeks during growing season; light feeder
🌐 Common Names
📋 Plant facts
- 🌍 Origin
- Fiji, tropical Pacific Islands
- 📏 Max height
- 30-45 cm (frond length), rhizomes can trail 30+ cm
- 📐 Spread
- 45-90 cm
- 🕰️ Bloom time
- Non-flowering
- 🎨 Bloom color
- Non-flowering — reproduces via spores produced on the undersides of fronds
- 🍃 Foliage color
- Bright Green
- ⏳ Lifespan
- Perennial
- 📈 Growth rate
- Moderate
- ☠️ Toxicity
- Non-toxic to cats, dogs, and humans — completely safe for all households
- 🌱 Propagation
- Division of rhizomes — cut rhizome sections with at least one frond and pin them to moist soil surface to root; also by spore propagation
🛡️ Health & Safety
Non-toxic to cats, dogs, and humans — completely safe for all households
Common issues
- Brown frond tips from low humidity
- Rhizome rot from overwatering
- Mealybugs on rhizomes
💡 Care tips
- Produces fuzzy rhizomes that creep over the pot edge
- More forgiving than other ferns about drying out slightly
- Non-toxic and safe for cats and dogs
- Propagate by dividing the rhizomes
