- Type:
- Fern
- Light Exposure:
- Partial Sun, Shade
- Soil Moisture:
- Medium
- Height:
- 2 to 6 feet
- Project:
- Restoration
- Bloom Color:
- Green
- Bloom Months:
- June, July, August
- Flooding / Inundation Tolerance:
- Moderate
- Salt Tolerance:
- Low
- Stress Tolerance:
- General Disturbance
- Herbivore Sensitivity:
- Low
- Behavior (Rate of Spread):
- 2
- Pollinator Value:
- Low
- Benefit to Pollinators:
- Larval Food
- Pollinators:
- Larval Host (Moth)
- Counties:
- Aitkinin, Anoka, Becker, Beltrami, Benton, Blue Earth, Brown, Carlton, Carver, Cass, Chisago, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Crow Wing, Dakota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Fillmore, Freeborn, Goodhue, Hennepin, Houston, Hubbard, Isanti, Itasca, Kanabec, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Koochiching, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Le Sueur, Lyon, Mahnomen, Marshall, McLeod, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Mower, Murray, Nicollet, Olmsted, Otter Tail, Pennington, Pine, Polk, Pope, Ramsey, Red Lake, Renville, Rice, Roseau, Scott, Sherburne, Sibley, St. Louis, Stearns, Todd, Wabasha, Wadena, Waseca, Washington, Winona, Wright
Notes/Description:
Large, colony-forming perennial fern with erect, course, stout, leafy crowns growing to a height of 6'. A lovely, large fern that is used in wet woods, shaded landscapes that are moist, along wooded stream banks and steeps. It is ideal for alluvial deposits and other rich woodland soils. Because this species spreads by rhizomes and forms large colonies, it may be aggressive in certain conditions. This may be desirable in some instances to compete with invasive species.