Thelypteris Kunthii ~ Monrovia® Southern Wood Fern, Southern River Fern-ServeScape
Thelypteris Kunthii ~ Monrovia® Southern Wood Fern, Southern River Fern-ServeScape
Thelypteris Kunthii ~ Monrovia® Southern Wood Fern, Southern River Fern-ServeScape
Thelypteris Kunthii ~ Monrovia® Southern Wood Fern, Southern River Fern-ServeScape
Thelypteris Kunthii ~ Monrovia® Southern Wood Fern, Southern River Fern-ServeScape
Thelypteris Kunthii ~ Monrovia® Southern Wood Fern, Southern River Fern-ServeScape
Thelypteris Kunthii ~ Monrovia® Southern Wood Fern, Southern River Fern-ServeScape
Thelypteris Kunthii ~ Monrovia® Southern Wood Fern, Southern River Fern-ServeScape

Thelypteris Kunthii

Monrovia® Southern Wood Fern, Southern River Fern

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**Dormancy Note - This plant may be currently dormant for the fall/winter! It is still available for purchase! Your delivered plant may be dormant, or showing very little top growth. However, you can still plant! These plants are putting all their energy into root production, so they will be ready to thrive in the spring! If you have any issues with your plant the following peak season, you can fill out our return request form to request a replacement plant.

Southern Wood Fern is a fast-growing native semi-evergreen fern with long arching fronds that spreads in all directions.  The bright sea green sword-shaped fronds that are very hairy and earn bronze hues in fall.  Grows best with part shade and rich moist well-drained soils.  Drought tolerant once established.  Also sold as Thelypteris normalis.

To learn more about the Southern Wood Fern read this blog post.

Type: 

Fern

Origins:

SE N. America, C. America; GA Native

Height: 

2' - 4’

Spread: 

2' - 4'

Spacing: 

3’

USDA Hardiness Zone: 

7 - 10

Culture: 

Part Sun, Full Shade

Bloom Color: 

N/A

Season of Interest: 

Fall, Year-Round

MAINTENANCE NEEDS: Low Maintenance. Keep moisture consistent.

LANDSCAPE USES: Accents or Group Plantings, Borders, Woodland Gardens, Naturalized Areas, Rock Gardens, Ponds and Streams, and Containers.

COMPANION PLANTS:  Solomon’s Seal, Bleeding Heart, Lungwort

IMAGE: Mr. Granger, Thelypteris kunthii at Coker Arboretum, CC0 1.0

*As plants have ranges in appearance they may not appear as the images shown.

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Thelypteris Kunthii ~ Monrovia® Southern Wood Fern, Southern River Fern-ServeScape

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