Onoclea sensibilis

This is one fabulous fern! Glaucous fronds emerge in April or May and look refreshing throughout the growing season. Fertile fronds that look a bit like brown beaded wands emerge around August and provide interest to the winter garden.

Best grown in organically rich, consistently moist soil, but this fern will grow just about anywhere.

Distinctions: Winner of an Award of Garden Merit from the Royal Horticulture Society

Zones: 4 to 8

Family: Onocleaceae

Type: Herbaceous Fern

Height: 12 to 36 in.

Spread: 36 to 48 in.

Exposure: Part Sun to Shade

Soil: rich, moist

Bloom Time: n/a

Native Range: eastern half of the US