Nephrolepis biserrata
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Giant Swordfern
Nephrolepidaceae
Plant Specifics
| Form: | Fern | |
| Size: | To 3.5 ft | |
| Life Span: | Long-lived perennial | |
| Flower Color: | NA | |
| Fruit Color: | NA | |
| Noted for: | Interesting foliage |
Landscaping
| Recommended Uses: | Borders, groundcover on wooded edges. This is a very tall fern, so best planted toward the back of a garden. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Propagation: | Division. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Availability: | Friends, Native nurseries | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Light: | Part Shade, Shade | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Moisture Tolerance: |
always floodedextremely dry |
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| (Usually moist, occasional inundation ----- to ----- Not wet but not extremely dry) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Moisture Tolerance: | Usually moist, occasional inundation ----- to ----- Not wet but not extremely dry | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Salt Water Flooding Tolerance: | Not salt tolerant of inundation by salty or brackish water. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Salt Spray/ Salty Soil Tolerance: | Low/no tolerance of salty wind or direct salt spray | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Soil or other substrate: | Clay, Loam, Organic material (muck), Sand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Ecology
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| Native Habitats: | Swamps, hammocks. |
Distribution and Planting Zones
Natural Range in Florida
USDA Zones
Suitable to grow in:
10A 10B 11
USDA zones are based on minimum winter temperatures
Comments
| General Comments: | This fern is listed as Threatened by the FDACS. Where is it, however, it is highly robust. |