Dryopteris marginalis
$22.00 / 1G
Eastern Wood Fern ·
Description
Eastern Wood Fern is a herbaceous perennial suited to part shade to shade and average conditions. It offers green color.
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
Straight species; aquatic or marginal plant; insignificant flowers; matures about 1 - 3 ft tall; regional native species
Usage/Use
Mixed border, cottage garden, mass planting
| 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 | |
| Is Native | |
| No | |
| Deer | |
| Low | |
| Yes |
| 4 - 9 | |
| Hardy in USDA Zones 4–9; protect roots during establishment. | |
| Part Shade | |
| High Organic | |
| 6 - 8 | |
| 1 - 3 ft | |
| 1 - 3 ft | |
| Medium | |
| 1 - 3 ft |
| Yes | |
| None | |
| Green | |
| Green foliage | |
| Aquatic area | |
| Water Garden | |
| Grown for Foliage | |
| Water Garden | |
| Clump Forming | |
| Slow to Establish | |
| Fall, Spring, Summer |
| Wet Soil | |
| Well-drained | |
| Water deeply during establishment; after established, water based on rainfall and soil moisture. | |
| Low | |
| Water regularly during establishment, mulch to conserve moisture, and cut back/prune at the proper seasonal time. |