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Marginal Wood Fern growing in a garden

How to grow marginal wood fern

Dryopteris marginalis

When to plant marginal wood fern

Marginal wood fern is an evergreen shade fern that grows as a single non-spreading crown, giving winter interest. Set out new plants in spring as growth resumes; it does best in moist, well-drained shade and is seldom damaged by deer.

Marginal Wood Fern is timed by season rather than your frost dates, so the planting calendar does not generate ZIP-specific dates for it. Check the cited sources below to fine-tune for your area.

Growing conditions

Lifecycle
Perennial
Spacing
12 to 36 in apart
Sun
Shade
Soil pH
4.5 to 6

Sources

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