Hay-Scented or Boulder Fern
Dennstaedtia punctilobula (POLYPODIACEAE)
Planting and Growing Hay-Scented Fern
You’ll find everything you need to know to plant and grow hay-scented or boulder fern in the accompanying table’s tabs:
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- Flowers, fronds, and spores of hay-scented or boulder fern
- Growing conditions for hay-scented or boulder fern
- When and where to plant hay-scented or boulder fern
- How to plant hay-scented or boulder fern
- How to shape, prune and control growth of hay-scented or boulder fern
- Watering, fertilizing, and care of hay-scented or boulder fern
- Landscape uses of hay-scented or boulder fern
- Pest and disease control for hay-scented or boulder fern
Growing Hay-Scented Fern
A few cultivars of fast-growing, mounding, spreading, rhizomatous, deciduous ferns, 20–30 in. (50–75 cm) tall and wide, with deep green, lance-shaped, double-divided, feathery, finely cut fronds, to 30 in. (75 cm) long, on hairy, fibrous leafstalks.
Closely related species with similar care needs include glossy cup fern, Dennstaedtia bipinnata, and lacy ground fern, Dennstaedtia davallioides.
Hay-Scented Fern Planting and Care Guide
Best Climates
U.S.D.A. Plant Hardiness Zones 3–11. Hardy.
Soil Type and Fertility
Damp, well-drained, sandy soil. Fertility: Average–low. 5.5–7.0 pH.
Where and How to Plant
Partial to full shade. Space 12–16 in. (30–40 cm) apart.
Proper Care
Easy. Keep damp; allow soil surface to dry between waterings. Avoid fertilizing. Propagate by division, spores.
About This Species
Good choice for hanging baskets, borders, containers, edgings, foregrounds, ground covers in natural, shade, woodland gardens. Good as houseplant. Pest and disease resistant.