About This Plant
An adaptable fern with a lime-green color and almost triangle-shaped fronds, this plant is very "sensitive" to frost and quickly turns brown after the first one. It prefers wet soil and shade and spreads via rhizome and spores, forming colonies that are especially attractive in mass plantings. It's a nice fern for home landscapes.
Plant Details
Environment
Attributes
- Plant Types
- Maximum Plant Width
- Leaf Retentions
- Growth Rates
- Mature Plant Heights
- Additional Features
Benefits
- Wildlife Benefits
Plant Facts
Sensitive Fern may also be called “Bead” fern for the brown, bead-like spore pods that remain erect after the foliage has faded.
Alternate Names
Bead Fern, Japanese Ostrich Fern
