gymnocarpium dryopteris (western oak fern) native
$13.95
- delicate, pale green fronds in the spring, deepen in colour with age
- fronds emerge from the long, creeping rhizomes
- hairy fiddleheads rise from under the soil, not from a central crown like most ferns
- fiddleheads develop into three-one for each leaf division
- good ground cover
- deciduous
- non-flowering
- zone 3
- height 15-30cm
- spread 30-45cm
- oak fern grows best in a moist to average, well-drained soil, in partial or full shade
- they need consistent moisture and do not like to dry out
- partial sun/shade, full shade
- deer resistant
- low maintenance
- native to ontario
- ground cover
- (image courtesy of NVK nurseries, NVK holdings inc.)