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Southern Wood Fern (Thelypteris Kunthii) – 5 Pack Of Quart Pots

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Southern Wood Fern
Thelypteris kunthii a/k/a Dryopteris normalis
Plant Details


USDA Plant Hardiness Zones: 6a-9b  Find Your Zone

Plant Type:  Semi-Evergreen to Evergreen Perennial
Height at Maturity:  36″
Width at Maturity:  36″+
Spacing:  24-30″ for mass plantings
Growth Habit / Form:  Arching, Clumping, Upright, Spreading
Growth Rate:  Moderate

Flower Color:  None
Flower Size:  NA
Flowering Period:  NA
Flower Type:  NA
Fragrant Flowers:  NA
Foliage Color:  Green
Fragrant Foliage:  No
Berries:  No
Berry Color:  NA

Sun Needs:  Full Shade or Part Shade, Morning Sun With Afternoon Shade 
Water Needs:  Average
Soil Type:  Clay (amended), Loam, Sand (amended), Silt 
Soil Moisture / Drainage:  Moist to Well Drained Moist
Soil pH:  6.5 – 7.5 (Slightly Acid to Slightly Alkaline)

Maintenance / Care:  Low
Attracts:  Visual Attention
Resistances:  Deer, Disease, Drought, Heat, Humidity, Insect, Moist Soil, Rabbit, Shade
Description
The Southern Wood Fern, Thelypteris kunthii also known as Dryopteris normalis, is a beautiful, deciduous terrestrial fern forming dense patches of arching, light green fronds with alternating leaflets to 3 feet tall. It is one of the best ferns for the South and tolerates more sun than other ferns. We’ve even grown in it full sun in sites where the soil stays consistently moist. This native American fern naturalizes well in woodland gardens among the trees and other native plants, but also provides wonderful, soft texture in shady to partly shaded landscape borders and home foundation plantings.
Landscape & Garden Uses
Growing up to 3 feet tall and spreading 3 feet or more, the Southern Wood Fern is a wonderful, elegant plant ideal for use in groupings and mass plantings in shady to partially sunny woodland gardens and home foundation plantings. That said, we’ve grown the Southern Wopod Fern successfully in almost full sun in sites with consistently moist to wet soil.
Note:  For our customers who live and garden north of USDA Plant Hardiness Zone 6a, where this fern variety is not reliably winter hardy, you’ll be happy to know it can be grown in containers that can be brought indoors during winter and placed back outside when temperatures warm up in spring.
Growing Preferences
The Southern Wood Fern is easy to grow in a variety of moist but well-drained soils in part shade to full shade. It prefers a consistently moist soil rich in organic matter however tolerates a dry soil. The plant will go dormant if not irrigated during prolonged drought, and survives for up to 9 months under these dry conditions. Very nice in pots, planters and other containers.
Helpful Articles
Click on a link below to find advice from our experts on how to plant, fertilize, prune and water perennial ferns.
How To Plant Perennial Ferns
How To Prune Or Cut Back Perennial fern Plants

How To Fertilize & Water Perennial Fern Plants
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These southern wood ferns arrived well packed and already unfurling. They are a little larger in size then the other on line sources I’ve tried, So I will reorder from WB from now on.———————————————————————-Thanks so much! Let us know if there’s ever anything we can help you with. 🙂 – Beth | WBG
I planted these in dappled sun under some loose shrubs where the soil is less prone to dry out but hardly moist. They have grown much better than other ferns I bought this year. This species is not your centerpiece fern with the dramatic overall shape, but the cheerful, light green and delicate fronds make a nice filler texture.——————————————————–We are so glad you are pleased and we hope you enjoy them for years to come! Thanks for the great review! 🙂 Beth Steele | WBG
The plants arrived 5 in a box. Four were lovely and the fifth was a bit squashed but all were healthy. Planted them and they are looking good. Hope they survive the winter. Wonderful store to buy plants from.————————————-So sorry one was squashed, but glad it doing ok. We are so glad you are pleased and we hope you enjoy them for years to come! Thanks for the great review! 🙂 Beth Steele | WBG

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