Product Description
Clumping to slowly spreading fern native to eastern and south eastern USA.
Less divided shiny leaves with some exotic look (the closest relative is tropical SE Asia and Australia).
Other older scientific names are Asplenium pycnocarpon, Athyrium pycnocarpon, and common name is "Narrow-leaved spleenwort".
Blooming Time: not blooming
Size: 2' tall x 3' wide, it spreads rather slowly by short rhizomes, in ideal conditions can form colonies over time
USDA Zones: 3 to 8
Culture: half shade, dappled shade, tolerates full shade very well, average garden amended with some organic matter (composted leaves, mulch, compost), organic-rich soils. Medium (average) moisture to moist soil. Tolerates droughts. Adaptable to various soil types.
Moisture Needs: Medium, medium-moist, medium-dry, but avoid waterlogged soils.
Origin: eastern and south eastern USA, see the distribution USDA map.
Deer/Rabbit Resistant: yes / yes
Attracts Butterflies or Pollinators: no
Attracts Hummingbirds: no
Plant combinations: Best in half shade to shade beds, in shaded parts of rain gardens, woodland edges, woodland gardens, close to water features in the shade. Good companions can be spring ephmerals like Claytonia, Delphinium tricorne, Jeffersonia, Mertensia, Trillium. Or plants like Actaea (Cumicifuga), Aruncus, Asarum, Bergenia, Brunnera, Dicentra, Epimedium, Geranium maculatum (other common hardy Geraniums,) Helleborus, Heuchera and Heucherella, Hosta, Meehania cordata, Penstemon calycosus, Persicaria amplexicaulis, Podophylum, Polygonatum, Phlox divaricata, Phlox stolonifera, Primula, Scutellaria, Tiarella, Tradescantia, Uvularia, Viola, Waldsteinia and grasses like Carex (sedges) or Hakonechloa macra.
Pot Size: square 3.5" x 4" deep perennial pot
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