
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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