General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Fern
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Partial or Dappled Shade
Partial Shade to Full Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Soil pH Preferences: Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 4a -34.4 °C (-30 °F) to -31.7 °C (-25 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 9b
Plant Height: 6 to 12 inches
Plant Spread: 3 to 6 inches
Fruit: Other: Stalks with clusters of large, round sporangia that resemble tiny, golden-yellow grapes.
Resistances: Humidity tolerant
Miscellaneous: Goes Dormant

Common names
  • Southern Grapefern
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Sceptridium ternatum
  • Synonym: Botrychium biternatum

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