Description

Pinkish fronds unfurl and become a blue-green upright vase-shaped plant. Fronds typically turn yellow to brown in autumn. Spores are located in brown, tassel-like, fertile clusters at the tips of the fronds

Height: 2-3 ft. S
pread: 2-3 ft.
Spreads by: rhizomes, spores
Family: Osmundaceae
Sun: part shade to full shade
Water: medium to wet
Deer and rabbit resistant

Ferns prefer well-drained soil high in organic matter. Most ferns require a moist, shady spot to grow. Many need plenty of moisture during the growing season and should be given an inch or more of water per week if not supplied by rains. Mulch with leaves or aged hardwood bark in the spring and fall. Fern foliage provides food for many butterflies and moths during their caterpillar stage.

photo credit: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz