General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Fern
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Partial or Dappled Shade
Partial Shade to Full Shade
Full Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Soil pH Preferences: Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 3 -40 °C (-40 °F) to -37.2 °C (-35)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 8b
Plant Height: 1-2 feet
Plant Spread: 1-2 feet
Leaves: Evergreen
Underground structures: Rhizome
Uses: Provides winter interest
Groundcover
Wildlife Attractant: Birds
Resistances: Rabbit Resistant
Humidity tolerant
Drought tolerant

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Common names
  • Marginal woodfern
  • Leather Wood Fern
  • Marginal Wood Fern
  • Marginal fern
  • Marginal shieldfern
  • Evergreen Wood Fern
  • Marginal Shield Fern

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Location: Fairfax, Virginia (Outdoors)
Location: Fairfax, Virginia (Outdoors)
Location: 2018 Philadelphia Flower Show
Date: 2018-03-07
Almost has a fake plastic plant look to it
Location: McLean, VA
Date: 2018-03-25
Photographed in Scott's Run Nature Preserve, McLean, VA in late M
Location: Lucketts, Loudoun County, Virginia
Date: 2011-07-08

Photo courtesy of Longfield Gardens
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Location: Tennessee
Date: 2005-09-08
Location: Tennessee
Date: 2005-09-08

Photo Courtesy of Prairie Nursery. Used with Permission
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Courtesy Crownsville Nursery
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Photo Courtesy of Lazy S'S Farm Nursery.
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