Giant Leather Fern, Giant Fern, Inland Leather Fern

The Giant Leather Fern is native to the freshwater marshes, swamps, and swampy hammocks and wet, marshy prairies from north-central Flori...Read Moreda southward throughout the rest of the state and the Keys, including the Everglades. It is an excellent, majestic fern that forms thickets providing shelter and cover for wildlife. It can grow up to 6 feet tall and possibly more and likes wet conditions. If you have a pond, I'd give this fern a thumbs-up!

MORE FACTS - May be resistant to some dry weather.

This huge fern has dark green fronds from 8-10 ft. long. Reddish brown spore cases cover the undersides of fertile fronds, making one th...Read Moreink of suede leather. It is an awsome sight, especially where they have formed a natural thicket.