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Onoclea sensibilis

Sensitive Fern

Light green fronds with deeply bloed pinnae, upright fertile fronds are shorter and aligned with "beads" of pinnae bearing spores that persist through winter.

Growing & Maintenance Tips
Grows well in part to full sun in moist-wet garden soil. Often grown in wet habitats, naturalized wooded areas.

Interesting Information
Called sensitive because it dies back after first frost. Onoclea sensibilis has been around for a long time. Fossils identical to modern plants have been found in Paleocene rocks in Canada-rocks that date back more than 54 millon years.

Plant Type Fern		Bloom Color Non-Flowering		Foliage Color Smooth Soft Green
Height 1-2 Feet		Spread 1-2 Feet
USDA Hardiness Zone 2-8		Patented No

Aruncus dioicus (A. sylvestris) (Goatsbeard )	Asarum canadense (Wild Ginger )
Chasmanthium latifolium (River Oats )

Characteristics & Attributes

Bloom Color • Non-flowering	Exposure • Shade-Part Sun	Soil Moisture Preference • Medium	Missouri Native • Missouri Native
Wildlife/Disease Resistance • Rabbit Resistant • Deer Resistant