Fern Cheilanthes lanosa

Reintroduced for 2026


Family: Pteridaceae

Genus: Cheilanthes

Botanical name: Cheilanthes lanosa

Common name: Hairy Lip Fern


Origin: USA


Height: 20 cm


Evergreen


Pot size: 1 litre

Care: Prefers to be kept on the dryish side
. Happy in the sun.


A fern which thrives in the sun. Narrowly triangular fronds are greyish in colour. The stalk (stipe) and midrib (rachis) are a brownish purple colour and covered in long hairs, and the leaflets of the frond also have hairs, hence "Hairy Lip Fern". Which doesn't exactly sound appealing, but it is always very popular nevertheless!