A California native fern which has thrived here in zone 9b. Ours is planted in very acidic topsoil, which has local clay soil beneath (no...Read Moret well drained).
Unfortunately, this species is known to be associated with Phytophthora ramorum, a plant pathogen which causes Sudden Oak Death (SOD). For this reason Dryopteris arguta is not commonly cultivated and is very hard to find in nurseries.
Because of the pathogen association, it would be extremely unwise to take a plant from the wild.
this fern is common in woods around the san francisco bay area. it is easy to grow from root divisions - although it might disappear on ...Read Moreyou for the first 6-8 months and then come back. it's a pretty evergreen fern, very suitable for woodland gardens. although it is very drought resistant, it does much better if it is in soaking wet clay all winter. you can easily tell it apart from other native ferns by the veined pattern in the leaves.
A California native fern which has thrived here in zone 9b. Ours is planted in very acidic topsoil, which has local clay soil beneath (no...Read More
this fern is common in woods around the san francisco bay area. it is easy to grow from root divisions - although it might disappear on ...Read More
This plant is a U.S. native and grows along the West Coast.