Description

Key Information:

Soil: Mesic (Medium)
Sun: Full Sun – Part Sun
Height: 3-5 feet
Bloom: non-flowering

More Details:

Suggested Uses: Bracken Fern is useful for woodland restoration projects or mass planting on infertile soils. Aggressive in small gardens, plant in larger areas.

Native Range: Native throughout much of the U.S. except for the Great Plains. Native to the woodlands of Minnesota.

Wildlife Value: Provides shelter for small organisms.

Leaves: Cut twice. Leaves grow from the top of a vertical stem, usually starting 1ft above the ground.  Leaves may be parallel to the ground.

More information: USDA plant profile