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What ferns do you grow in the South

14 years ago

I grow ferns in Northern NY. I have visitors from the South who want to grow ferns. What ferns do you grow in the South where you are? I appreciate your thoughts. Are there native ferns that grow wild in your area. In Albany NY we have growing in the wild ostrich fern, cinnamon fern, christmas fern, NY fern, and various dryopteris ferns.

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Iris GW
14 years ago
Ostrich does not do well here - too hot. But we have cinnamon fern, lady fern, christmas fern, new york fern, ebony spleenwort, northern and southern maidenhair, broad beech fern, sensitive fern, netted chain fern, bracken fern, royal fern and a few others.
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