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| Sensitive Fern |
Zones: 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
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Sensitive Fern has fronds that are broadly triangular with lobed leaflets. The fertile fronds are very different from the sterile fronds, forming what look like stiff, upright elongated clusters of dry beads. The fern gets its name because the yellow fall fronds shrivel and turn brown after the first good frost. Sensitive Fern grows naturally over a very wide range - from Labrador to Florida, in damp places. Give it a damp, lightly shaded spot and it will easily thrive for you, naturalizing by creeping rhizomes into an attractive deciduous ground cover about 2 feet tall. It would be lovely growing as a ground cover with Spicebush and Sweet Pepperbush. Cat# 1152
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Available: 2009 or later
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| $5.00 each
in 3.5 inch pots
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Native Plant |
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Good Fragrance |
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Butterfly Plant |
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Hummingbird Plant |
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Good Fall Color |
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Berries & Fruits |
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Deer resistant |
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| Ease of Culture |
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Easy |
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Not Too Hard |
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Difficult or Tricky |
| Evergreen |
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Yes |
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Semi |
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No |
| Plant Type |
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Wildflower |
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Shrub |
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Grass or grass-like |
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Perennial |
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Tree |
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Ground cover |
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Fern |
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Vine |
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| Light Exposure |
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Full sun |
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Mostly sunny |
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Half and half |
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Full shade |
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Mostly shady |
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| Soil Condition |
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Sandy |
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Organic |
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Clay |
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Average |
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| Moisture Tolerance |
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Dry |
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Wet |
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Moist |
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Moderate |
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| Height |
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12" or less
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24" to 36" |
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12" to 24" |
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36" or taller |
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| Color |
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White/whitish |
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Pink |
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Blue |
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Yellows |
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Rose |
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Green |
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Orange, coral |
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Violet |
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Brown |
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Peach, salmon |
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Lavender |
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Mauve |
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Red, scarlet |
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Purple |
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Tan |
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Early spring |
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Early summer |
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Early fall |
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Mid spring |
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Mid summer |
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Mid fall |
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Late spring |
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Late summer |
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Late fall |
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We welcome your suggestions and comments. Please tell us how we can improve, or if there are other plants you wish we carried.
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