Onoclea sensibilis

(Sensitive Fern)


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Hardiness Zones:

 4a  4b  5a  5b  6a  6b  7a  7b  8a  8b

Quick Overview:

Sensitive fern is a large, somewhat coarse deciduous fern which occurs in wet woods and thickets and in moist soils along streams and springs. Grows up to 4′ tall. Features long-stalked, deeply pinnatifid, bright green, vegetative (sterile) fronds (2-4′ long) with leathery, triangular leaflets (pinnae) which have distinctively netted veins. Shorter, erect, woody-like fertile fronds (to 12″ tall), whose ultimate divisions are bead-like segments, typically brown up in late summer and persist throughout the remaining season and winter. Commonly called sensitive fern because the green vegetative fronds are sensitive to and suffer almost immediate damage from the first fall frost. Also sensitive to drought.

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Additional information

Common Name

Sensitive Fern

Botanical Name

Onoclea sensibilis

Container/Amount

1 Quart

Evergreen or Deciduous

Deciduous

Hardiness Zone

4a, 4b, 5a, 5b, 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b, 8a, 8b

Growth Rate

Average

Light Requirements

Part-shade, Shade

Height

3 to 4'

Width

3 to 4'

Soil Condition

Wet Soils

Water Needs

Average

Fragrance

No

Foliage Color

green

Deer Resistant

No

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