- Type:
- Fern
- Light Exposure:
- Partial Sun, Shade
- Soil Moisture:
- Medium
- Height:
- 3 to 4 feet
- Project:
- Raingarden
- Bloom Color:
- Green
- Bloom Months:
- May, June, July, August, September, October
- Flooding / Inundation Tolerance:
- High
- Salt Tolerance:
- Low
- Stress Tolerance:
- Moderately Sensitive
- Herbivore Sensitivity:
- Low
- Behavior (Rate of Spread):
- 1
- Pollinator Value:
- Low
- Benefit to Pollinators:
- Larval Food
- Pollinators:
- Larval Host (Moth)
- Counties:
- Aitkinin, Anoka, Carlton, Chisago, Cook, Crow Wing, Goodhue, Hennepin, Isanti, Itasca, Kanabec, Koochiching, Lake, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Pine, Ramsey, Sherburne, St. Louis, Stearns, Todd, Washington
Notes/Description:
Royal fern is a unique perennial fern 3' or more tall. Foliage is reddish at first but becoming green. Royal fern is a beautiful specimen plant for landscape designs and rainwater gardens. It is also a good groundcover plant for buffers to wetlands, especially pools, swamps, and thickets. Slow rate of spread.