Living Lace Davana Blue Star Fern (Phlebodium aureum 'Living Lace Davana')
Phlebodium OR-ee-um 'Living Lace Davana'

Evergreen Perennial (usually grown as an annual near you) Upright to Arching Clump
A compact, patented selection of Blue Star Fern prized for its densely ruffled, waxy blue-green fronds and easy-care, low-light tolerance - a great pick for hanging baskets or humid indoor spaces.

Phlebodium aureum 'Living Lace Davana' (patented as 'RAADPHLE01', USPP32,332) arose as a spontaneous mutation found in 2015 among a greenhouse crop of the unpatented 'Blue Star' fern in the Netherlands, and was introduced by Raadschelders Varens B.V. under the Living Lace(R) brand. Its fronds are more deeply lobed and arching than its 'Blue Star' parent, emerging light yellow-green and maturing to a darker, wax-dusted blue-green with strongly ruffled, undulate margins.

Like other Blue Star Ferns, it is an epiphyte with a creeping, golden-scaled rhizome. Its parent species is native to the tropical and subtropical Americas and Caribbean, from the southeastern United States south through Florida, the Bahamas, and the West Indies to tropical South America. As a fern, it reproduces by spores rather than flowers.

Pros

  • Densely ruffled, waxy blue-green foliage - more ornamental than the plain species
  • Tolerates low indoor light better than most houseplants
  • Non-toxic to cats and dogs
  • Easy-care once humidity needs are met

Cons

  • Needs consistently high humidity or frond edges turn brown
  • Direct sun will scorch the foliage
  • Slow to fill out as a young plant
This plant is probably not winter-hardy outdoors where you live.
 

Plant Data

Mature Size 12 - 24 inches tall. 18 - 36 inches wide.
Sun Exposure Full Shade - Partial Sun
Moisture Tolerance Medium : Moist, but not soggy soil. Loves high humidity.
Zones 9a - 11b (Usually hardy to 20° F)
Tags Blue Foliage, Container, Deer Resistant, Evergreen, Full Shade, Grown For Attractive Foliage, Hanging Basket, House Plants, Low Maintenance, Medium, Non-Allergenic, Partial Shade, Partial Sun, Perennial, Shade Tolerant, Tender Perennial, Tropical
Bloom Period Non-flowering
Flower Color Non-flowering
 

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2025 : 02/05 - 10/04

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