Fern - Dryopteris cycadina

Common Name: Shaggy Shield Fern

Bloomcolor: Green Shade / Non-flowering

Exposure: Part shade to full shade

Height: 1.50 to 3.00 feet

Spread: 1.50 to 3.00 feet

Spacing: 1.50 to 3.00 feet

Water: Average Water Needs

Hardiness: Zones 5-8

Zone: 5

Deer Resistant: Deer Resistant

Characteristics: Easily grown in average, medium moisture, well-drained soils in part shade to full shade. Prefers fertile, moist, humusy loams that are rich in organic matter. Best with consistent moisture. Soils should not be allowed to dry out. Site in locations protect, Dryopteris cycadina, commonly called wood fern or shaggy wood fern, is native to mountain slopes (usually in forests) in northern India, China, Taiwan and Japan. This is a semi-evergreen to deciduous, vase-shaped fern with short creeping rhizomes. It typic, Problems: No serious insect or disease problems, Deer Resistant Rabbit Resistant