Common Name:

Synonym(s):

Genus species:

Family:

Pteridaceae

Form:

Size:

Life Span:

Long-lived perennial

Flower Color:

Fruit Color:

Phenology:

Noted For:

Recommended Uses:

Specimen plant or mass background planting in moist areas. Could be used as a hedge. As this fern gets very tall, it is not appropriate as a groundcover.

Considerations:

Not drought tolerant.

Availability:

Propagation:

Light:

Moisture Tolerance:

Always Flooded------------------------------------------------Extremely Dry

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Aquatic ---to--- Usually moist, occasional inundation

Salt Water Flooding Tolerance:

Unknown

Salt Spray/Salty Soil Tolerance:

High. Can tolerate significant and ongoing amounts of salt.

Soil or Other Substrate:

Sand, Clay, Loam, Organic

Soil pH:

Suitable to Grow In:

9A,9B,10A,10B,11

Wildlife:

Used as cover.

Native Habitats:

Natural Range in Florida:

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Ethnobotany:

Fiddleheads are edible.  Fronds have been used as thatch.

General Comments:

Can be cut back to improve appearance, but should not be severely pruned more than once a year.

Spores cover undersides of leaves giving them a bi-color appearance.