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Sensitive Fern

Onoclea sensibilis

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ZONES  3-9 | Good to grow! Zone
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• Sensitive Fern is an eye cathing native fern with distinctive wavy edges and bright green leaves
• Stalks of dark, bead-like spores appear in fall and last through the winter adding texture and interest to your planting
• Great for moist woodland areas with clay soil and rain gardens, it grows best in full shade and can spread to create groundcover
• Deer and rabbit resistant

Sensitive Fern

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Description

Sensitive fern, Onoclea sensibilis, is found in moist woodlands, swamps and along the banks of streams throughout Eastern North America. Its native range extends from Newfoundland south to Florida, and all the way west to Colorado. 

It performs best in average to moist, rich soils, and can tolerate occassional flooding. It is a great plant for rain gardens. In favorable locations, Sensistive Fern will naturalize and spread by rhizomes. If it becomes too aggressive, it is easy to thin. It can thrive in average garden soils, or in full sun, if there is consistent moisture and it does not dry out. Its common name refers to the tendency of the leaves to die-back and be sensitive to the first frost in fall.

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Advantages
  • Native
  • Groundcover
  • Mass Plantings
  • Naturalizes
  • Striking Foliage
  • Winter Interest
  • Easy To Grow
  • Low Maintenance
  • Rain Gardens
  • Deer Resistant
  • Rabbit Resistant
Light Requirements
  • Full Shade
  • Half Sun / Half Shade

Additional information

Planting Time
  • Spring / Summer
Soil Moisture
  • Moist / Wet
Soil Type
  • Loamy Soil
  • Clay Soil
Mature Height
24" tall
Mature Spread
12" wide
Planting Depth
The base of the stem(s) should be just at the soil surface after watering in
Growing Zones
  • Zone 3
  • Zone 4
  • Zone 5
  • Zone 6
  • Zone 7
  • Zone 8
  • Zone 9
Native To
North America
Non-GMO
No
Ships As
Potted Plant
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