A LITTLE MORE LIFE
Sensitive fern
Onoclea sensibilis
Native fern colonies provide low cover for woodland wildlife.
MAKE IT FEEL AT HOME
A spot to thrive.
Needs consistent moisture and shelter from drying winds; fronds die back with frost.
- Sunlight
- Shade
- Soil moisture
- Moist to wet / Average moisture
- Mature size
- 1–2 ft tall · 2–3 ft wide
- Season of interest
- Seasonal foliage
- Hardiness
- USDA zones 2–10
- Garden role
- Broad fern fronds for damp ground
ONE GOOD SWAP
Instead of japanese painted fern.
Athyrium niponicum
Try sensitive fern for broad fern fronds for damp ground.
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Photo credits & licenses
Sensitive fern: Hornet Photography · CC-BY-SA 2.0
Japanese painted fern: ProteinBiochemist · CC BY 2.0
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