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Dennstaedtiaceae
Bracken
Pteridium aquilinum
Also known as Pteris aquilina var. vera, Paesia aquilina, Filix aquilina, Eupteris aquilina
Edibles & Herbs · Native Plants · Fern · Native · Woodland · Shade · Groundcover · Hardy · Spreading · Naturalized
Bracken fern thrives in partial shade with consistently moist, acidic soil. This hardy native fern can be aggressive and spread rapidly through underground rhizomes, so plant with consideration for space. Best suited for woodland gardens and naturalized areas rather than formal landscapes.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 4 hours
- Watering
- Keep soil consistently moist but not waterlogged · Every 5-7 days during growing season
- Maintenance
- Moderate
- Soil
- loam
- Soil pH
- 4.5–7
- Temperature
- -30°F to 95°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
- Propagation
- Seed
Hardiness
USDA 4a-10b
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 2 ft – 5 ft
- Spread
- 6 ft
- Spacing
- 36 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Root depth
- Medium
- Flowers
- No
- Foliage
- Green · Medium
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Albania, Algeria, Altay, Amur, Antipodean Is., Austria, Azores, Baleares, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Buryatiya, Canary Is., Central European Rus, Chatham Is., Chita, Corse, Cyprus, Czechoslovakia
Sources: trefle, usda, aspca
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