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Gymnocarpium dryopteris

Also Known As

Gymnocarpium disjunctum
Common Oak Fern
Northern Oak Fern
Western Oakfern

Plant type

fern

size

H: 6"-15"
W: 12"-120"

planting zones

2a-9b

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Gymnocarpium dryopteris plant details

Gymnocarpium dryopteris is a deciduous fern with chartreuse and green foliage. Grows well with bright shade - shade and even moisture - regular water. Does well in average, rich and well-drained soil. A good option if you're seeking something humidity tolerant and verticillium wilt resistant.

CHARACTERISTICS OF Gymnocarpium dryopteris

Plant type: fern
Plant family: cystopteridaceae
Foliage: deciduous chartreuse and green
Mature size: 12 IN - 120 IN - wide, 6 IN - 15 IN - tall
Uses: woodland garden

GROWING CONDITIONS for Gymnocarpium dryopteris

USDA Zones: 2a - 9b
Sun exposure: bright shade - shade
Watering frequency: even moisture - regular
Resistant to: humidity and verticillium wilt
Soil needs: average, rich and well-drained

Nursery contributed plant descriptions

Charming, delicate looking, PNW native fern that forms a tough ground cover with 8-12” fronds in loose, moist soils; will creep widely where happy in light to deep shade. Dislikes hot summers. A deciduous species, fronds emerge in apple-green hues and give a bit of a glow as it weaves about as a shrub understory, plays nicely with other ferns & Cyclamen.

By: Secret Garden Growers

Zn 2. Bright green tissue thin texture. Deciduous

By: Little Prince of Oregon

Oak Fern never grows more than a foot tall, spreading slowly to form a beautiful clump of airy greenish-gold leaves. Ideal for mixing with low growing spring woodland wildflowers such as Trillium, Jack in the Pulpit, Jacob's Ladder?and Virginia Bluebells. Gymnocarpium dryopteris Requires a well-drained soil in light to full shade. Hardy to Zones 3 - 6.

By: Prairie Nursery

Deciduous, lime green triangular fronds, w/ black stipe Zone 2-9. 8"-12", PNW, part shade-shade, moist, well drained

By: Keeping it Green Nursery

This exquisite woodland fern forms extensive colonies beneath the forest canopy. The small delicate fronds (6 to 10” tall) grow from underground stems and are deciduous in the winter.