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Polypodiaceae
Spinulose woodfern
Dryopteris carthusiana
Also known as Spreading woodfern, Toothed woodfern, Polypodium lanceolatocristatum, Polypodium carthusianum
Zones 4–10Sun Full ShadeWater ModerateCare Low
Indoor Plants · Native Plants · Fern · Shade Plant · Houseplant · Woodland · Humidity Loving · Air Purifying · Low Light · Indoor Plant
Pet-safeBeginner-friendlyAir-purifyingIndoor
In stock at 1 nurseryStock updated 9/6/2026
This hardy woodland fern thrives in deep shade and makes an excellent houseplant or shade garden specimen. It prefers consistently moist, well-draining soil and high humidity. Mist regularly when grown indoors and remove old fronds to maintain appearance.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 0 hours
- Watering
- Water when top inch of soil feels dry, maintain consistent moisture · Every 7-10 days
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- loam
- Soil pH
- 5–5.5
- Temperature
- -30°F to 95°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
- Propagation
- Seed
Hardiness
USDA 4a-10b
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Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 2 ft – 5 ft
- Spread
- 4 ft
- Spacing
- 24 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Root depth
- Medium
- Flowers
- No
- Foliage
- Medium
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Alabama, Albania, Alberta, Altay, Arkansas, Austria, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, British Columbia, Bulgaria, Buryatiya, Central European Rus, Chita, Connecticut, Corse, Czechoslovakia, Delaware, Denmark, District Of Columbia
Sources: trefle, usda
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