Fern Shaggy Shield

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Landscape Qualities

Shaggy Shield Fern is an herbaceous evergreen fern with a shapely form and gracefully arching fronds. It brings an extremely fine and delicate texture to the garden composition and should be used to full effect.

Ornamental Qualities

Shaggy Shield Fern is primarily valued in the garden for its cascading habit of growth. Its serrated ferny compound leaves remain green in color throughout the year.

Planting and Growing

Shaggy Shield Fern will grow to be about 3 feet tall at maturity | with a spread of 3 feet. Its foliage tends to remain dense right to the ground | not requiring facer plants in front. It grows at a medium rate | and under ideal conditions can be expected to live for approximately 15 years. As an evegreen perennial | this plant will typically keep its form and foliage year-round. As this plant tends to go dormant in summer | it is best interplanted with late-season bloomers to hide the dying foliage.

This plant does best in partial shade to shade. It prefers to grow in average to moist conditions | and shouldn't be allowed to dry out. It is particular about its soil conditions | with a strong preference for rich | acidic soils. It is somewhat tolerant of urban pollution. Consider applying a thick mulch around the root zone over the growing season to conserve soil moisture. This species is not originally from North America | and parts of it are known to be toxic to humans and animals | so care should be exercised in planting it around children and pets. It can be propagated by division.

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