How about doing a search with Bing or Google? I think you will find the answers you are looking for there. This isn't a very active forum, as you can see.

I don't know if they would draw deer into your garden, but if you have deer already present, they will browse on these. Certainly not one of the 'deer proof' plants, if there even is such a thing :)

Thanks for the replies. Eah, I did some checks, did not find anything about their namesake animal. I know this is a somnolent forum, but I figured somebody like morz8 would come along and give some real world experience.

Ferns are about the only thing left in some Pa. state forests because of the browsing, so when I bought this I thought the name might (hopeful thoughts) indicate that it was one thing deer might avoid. Guess I'll plant it under the edge of the Cypress where the deer don't go.