The hare-foot fern or golden polypody, Phlebodium aureum, is a tender, evergreen fern popularly grown as a houseplant. It’s native to tropical regions of South America, North America and the Caribbean where it grows as an epiphyte. It bears beautiful, blue-green fronds that emerge from the creeping rhizomes, which have a furry appearance.In the UK, it makes a fantastic, easy to grow houseplant that can be moved outdoors in summer.