Fronds:
Feathery erect or ascending,
broad, lance-shaped frond, slightly reduced at base; pointed or
lax tips; fronds arranged in a circular cluster; 20 plus pairs of
not opposite pinna that point upward; bipinnate-pinnatified; thin
texture; pinnules are cut to midvein and have thin pointed or blunt
tip; color ranges from yellow-green to medium green; continues to
produce new fronds during summer; stipe and rachis are green or
red; stipe is smooth or grooved in front; a few dark brownish scales
on stipe; has a rounded-oblong crosier covered with dark brown scales;
sori are hook-shaped or elongated
Comments:
Easy to grow;
vigorous; forms dense clumps; spreads rapidly; protect from strong
wind, since fronds are easily broken; prefers shade but will adopt
to sun with adequate moisture; erect rhizome
Cultivars: Frizelliae:
(tatting fern) 12 to 18"; narrow (1" wide) fronds; pinnae
reduced to bead-like balls
