Microsorum musifolium Crocodyllus

Common Name:
Crocodile Fern

Description:
Microsorum musifolium 'Crocodyllus', commonly known as the Crocodile Fern, is a striking and exotic-looking fern known for its glossy, bright green fronds marked with a reptile-like texture that closely resembles crocodile skin. Native to tropical Southeast Asia, this fern is prized for its bold, patterned foliage and upright, vase-shaped growth habit, making it a popular choice for interior landscaping and decorative pots. The Crocodile Fern thrives in humid, warm environments with indirect light, making it ideal for indoor growing in Melbourne or in shaded, frost-free outdoor spots. It prefers rich, well-drained soil kept consistently moist but not soggy. Although it doesn’t produce flowers, its dramatic foliage brings a strong architectural element to indoor plant collections or sheltered patios. It also performs well in bathrooms and other humid spaces, and its slow, steady growth makes it easy to manage in containers or small garden pockets.

Form:
Shrub - Clumping / Grass-like / Mounding

Mature Size:
Height: 0.6–0.8 m
Width: 0.4–0.6 m

Aspect:
Part Shade
Full Shade
Indoors / Well lit

Flowering:
Does not flower

Flower Colour:
Does not flower

Key Attributes:
Suitable for Pots
Suitable for Indoors
Air Purifying
Herbaceous
Perennial
Architectural Foliage
Good for Bathrooms and Humid Areas
Low Maintenance

Toxicity:
Non-toxic to humans and pets.

Companion Plants:
Phlebodium aureum (Blue Star Fern)
Asplenium nidus (Bird’s Nest Fern)
Calathea varieties
Fittonia (Nerve Plant)
Peperomia varieties
Alocasia 'Polly'