General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Fern
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Partial or Dappled Shade
Partial Shade to Full Shade
Full Shade
Water Preferences: Wet Mesic
Mesic
Soil pH Preferences: Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 5a -28.9 °C (-20 °F) to -26.1 °C (-15 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 8b
Plant Height: 12 to 24 inches
Plant Spread: 12 to 18 inches
Leaves: Evergreen
Underground structures: Rhizome
Suitable Locations: Houseplant
Bog gardening
Uses: Groundcover
Resistances: Humidity tolerant
Containers: Suitable for hanging baskets
Needs excellent drainage in pots

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Common names
  • Shaggy Shield Fern
  • Wood Fern

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Location: My garden, Gent, Belgium
Date: 2013-06-18
spore capsules
Location: my garden, Gent, Belgium
Date: 2006-05-13
unfolding frond..
Location: in my garden in Gent, Belgium
Date: 2013-06-02
Location: RHS Harlow Carr, Yorkshire, UK
Date: 2019-05-25
Location: RHS Harlow Carr, Yorkshire, UK
Date: 2019-05-25
Location: my garden, Gent, Belgium
Date: 2008-07-13
spore capsules on the backside
Location: my garden, Gent, Belgium
Date: 2007-05-23
Location: Tellys Greenhouse, Troy, MI
Date: 2010-09-30

Photo Courtesy of Lazy S'S Farm Nursery.
  • Uploaded by Joy
Location: in my garden in Gent, Belgium
Date: 2013-06-02
Location: in my garden in Gent, Belgium
Date: 2013-06-02
Young spore capsules in late spring.
Location: my garden, Gent, Belgium
Date: 2006-05-09
unfolding frond..
Location: my garden, Gent, Belgium
Date: 2008-05-12
unfolding frond..
Location: my garden, Gent, Belgium
Date: 2007-05-08
Location: Tellys Greenhouse, Troy, MI
Date: 2010-09-30
Location: Tellys Greenhouse, Troy, MI
Date: 2010-09-30
Location: Tellys Greenhouse, Troy, MI
Date: 2010-09-30
Location: Tellys Greenhouse, Troy, MI
Date: 2010-09-30

Photo Courtesy of Lazy S'S Farm Nursery.
  • Uploaded by Joy
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