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Sensitive Fern

Onoclea sensibilis

Growing conditions

  • Part Sun to Shade

  • Grows up to 3 ft tall and spreads

  • Moist to Wet Soil


Characteristics

  • Lighter green foliage with long lobes

  • Pale red fiddleheads in the spring

  • Tolerates wet soil as long as water is not sitting stagnant

  • Common name is derived from its sensitivity to frost

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