PlantsShade & Groundcovers
Sensitive Fern
Onoclea sensibilis
Chicago-region native. Suited to zone 6a.
A simple fern for a wet shady corner
EasyShade & GroundcoversAlso Rain GardenRain garden
- Light
- Part shade–shade
- Moisture
- Moist–wet
- Mature size
- 1–2 ft
- Spacing
- 2 ft
- Bloom or harvest
- Fertile fronds turn brown and stand all winter
- How it spreads
- Rhizome
- What to buy
- A crown or a pot.
- When to plant
- Apr–May
In the design
First frost blackens it. That is the name, not a failure. Wet north side or the shady end of a rain garden.
