Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Fern
Fern
Origin
United States, Southeastern United States, South-Central United States
Northeastern United States, Mid-Atlantic United States, Southeastern United States, Central United States, Canada
Types
-
-
Number of Varieties
1515
0
40000
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Habitat
Woodlands
Damp Places, open Woodlands, Rocky areas
USDA Hardiness Zone
5-93-8
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
9-5
8-1
Sunset Zone
7, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
Habit
Clump-Forming
Thicket/Colonizing
Plant Size
Minimum Height
90.00 cm38.10 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
60.00 cm90.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
-
-
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
-
Leaf Color in Spring
-
Light Green, Yellow green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green
Light Green, Yellow green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green
Light Green, Yellow green, Bronze
Leaf Color in Winter
Dark Green
-
Shape
Leaf Shape
Toothed
Lanceolate
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial shade
Full Shade, Partial shade
Growth Rate
Medium
Fast
Type of Soil
Loam
Clay, Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic
Soil Drainage
Average
Average
Bloom Time
Indeterminate
-
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought, Wet Site
Full Sun, Rabbit, Shade areas, Variety of soil types
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Divison, Spores
Spores
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Requires a lot of watering, Requires regular watering, Requires watering in the growing season, Water Deeply
Medium
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic
Soil Type
Loam
Clay, Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Average
Average
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial shade
Full Shade, Partial shade
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
-
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, No fertilizers needed
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
-
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Full Sun, Rabbit, Shade areas, Variety of soil types
Flowers
-
-
Flower Petal Number
Single
Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Fine
Fine
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Insects
Wildlife
Allergy
Avoid during Pregnancy, coma, Eye irritation, weakness
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Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Beautification, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes
Cottage Garden, Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification, Used to establish native woodland, Wild areas
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Nutrients
chills, Lung Problems
Part of Plant Used
Leaves
Leaves
Other Uses
Air freshner, Decoration Purposes, Employed in herbal medicine, Showy Purposes, Used for its medicinal properties
Grown for shade, Making Perfumes
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Groundcover, Mixed Border, Rock Garden, Wall
Container, Groundcover
Botanical Name
DRYOPTERIS x australis
DENNSTAEDTIA punctilobula
Common Name
Wood Fern
Hayscented Fern
In Hindi
dixie wood fern
Hayscented Fern
In German
dixie wood fern
Hayscented Fern
In French
dixie wood fern
Hayscented Fern
In Spanish
helecho de madera dixie
Hayscented helecho
In Greek
dixie wood fern
Hayscented Fern
In Portuguese
dixie samambaia de madeira
Hayscented Fern
In Polish
dixie wood fern
Hayscented Fern
In Latin
Fern Dixie
Fern Hayscented
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Filicinophyta
Pteridophyta
Class
Filicopsida
Filicopsida
Order
Filicales
Polypodiales
Family
Dryopteridaceae
Dennstaedtiaceae
Genus
Polystichum
Dennstaedtia
Clade
-
-
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
-
-
Number of Species
3659
1
27800
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