Southern Shield Fern
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It is an semi-evergreen, perennial herbaceous, see how the Southern shield fern looks like in the garden and landscape.
Southern Shield Fern is suitable for growing in USDA hardiness zones: 7a, 7b, 8a, 8b, 9a, 9b, 10a, 10b. Other winter zone scales for planting this fern are ANBG: 1, 2, 3, 4; RHS: H6, H5, H4, H3, H2; PHZ: 8a, 8b, 9a.
Fern details
| Plant type | herbaceous, ornamental | ||||||||
| Life cycle | perennial, semi-evergreen | ||||||||
| Sun needs | shade, part shade | ||||||||
| Growth habit | upright | ||||||||
| Height at maturity | 90 sm - 1 m | ||||||||
| Spread | 60 sm - 90 sm | ||||||||
| Spacing | 45 sm - 60 sm for mass plantings | ||||||||
| Soil type | loamy, sandy, clay, silty | ||||||||
| Soil moist/drainage | well drained moist, well drained | ||||||||
| Soil PH | 6.5 - 7.5 (neutral - slightly alkaline) | ||||||||
| Water needs | average | ||||||||
| Maintenance / care | low | ||||||||
| Resistance to | deer, disease, drought, heat, insect, humidity, rabbit, deep shade | ||||||||
| Gardens types | rock | ||||||||
Winter hardiness zones:
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Southern Shield Fern @ wikipedia.
Southern Shield Fern in the landscape and gardening
