The rabbit's foot fern (Dauallia bullata, also known as the hare's foot fern) is so uniquely charming, will you like it?

Polypodiales, Davalliaceae, genus Davallia

Dragon's claw fern, hare's foot fern, Latin scientific name: Dauallia bullata

The rabbit's foot fern is a small epiphytic fern, about 20cm tall, with thick stems, and its branches trail outside the flower pot. The rhizome is exposed, with brown scales and hairs on the surface, like a rabbit's foot, which is why it is also called the hare's foot fern. The leaves are broadly ovate-triangular, pinnately compound, leathery, glossy on the surface, smooth and deep green.

The rabbit's foot fern has high temperature requirements, tolerating neither high nor low temperatures. The suitable growth temperature is 20℃-26℃; above 30℃ or below 15℃ it will grow slowly or stop growing, and in winter it must not go below 5℃. The rabbit's foot fern likes a warm, dry environment and is not cold-tolerant; it likes loose, fertile, well-drained sandy loam soil, and in winter it needs to be moved into a greenhouse to overwinter, with the greenhouse kept at about 5℃ to prevent freezing.

The rabbit's foot fern can be planted in a tall pot or hanging basket, with its creeping stems hanging down, giving the whole plant a very graceful form; it can also be planted as a landscape plant beside rockeries and rocks, and is also very suitable as an accompanying plant in moss micro-landscapes. In addition, its rhizome can also be used as medicine, with the effects of clearing heat and detoxifying, and dispelling wind and dampness.