Dryopteris marginalis
$22.00 / 1G
Eastern Wood Fern ·
Description
Dryopteris marginalis provides ornamental value in garden or landscape plantings.
Benefits
Adds texture and coverage to water gardens or consistently wet containers. Provides visual payoff even when the plant is not in bloom. Fits naturally into Mid-Atlantic planting palettes and habitat-minded gardens. A better candidate for landscapes with deer pressure than more browse-prone plants.
Features
Dryopteris marginalis provides cultivar-specific ornamental foliage, flowers, form, or seasonal interest.
Usage/Use
Mixed border, cottage garden, mass planting
Native Range
Garden origin or cultivated selection
| Dryopteris marginalis | |
| Eastern Wood Fern | |
| No | |
| Best grown in part shade to shade with average moisture. | |
| Part Shade to Shade; Average moisture; Well-drained average garden soil. Water regularly the first season, then adjust to plant preference. | |
| Garden origin / cultivated selection | |
| Locally Native | |
| No | |
| Yes |
| 4 - 9 | |
| Hardy in USDA Zones 4–9; protect roots during establishment. | |
| Part Shade | |
| High Organic | |
| Fertilize Less Often | |
| Infrequent Monthly | |
| 6 - 8 | |
| 1 - 3 ft | |
| 1 - 3 ft | |
| Medium | |
| 1 - 3 ft |
| Yes | |
| None | |
| Green Shades | |
| Green | |
| Green foliage | |
| Aquatic area | |
| Water Garden | |
| Grown for Foliage | |
| Water Garden | |
| None | |
| Clump Forming | |
| Slow to Establish | |
| Fall, Spring, Summer | |
| Fall, Spring, Summer |
| Wet Soil | |
| Well-drained | |
| Water deeply during establishment; after established, water based on rainfall and soil moisture. | |
| Not Needed | |
| For Plant Health | |
| Low | |
| Water regularly during establishment, mulch to conserve moisture, and cut back/prune at the proper seasonal time. |