Scientific Name
Cystopteris fragilis

Common Name
Fragile fern; Brittle bladder fern

Zones:  2-10

Height: 5 to 10"
Deciduous/Evergreen: Deciduous
Fronds: Erect, frilly, bright green arching fronds; lance shaped with pointed tips; bipinnate pinnatifid; 8 to 12 pairs of opposite or nearly opposite pinnae at right angle or ascending angle to axis; lower pinnae are widely spaced; tapering tip; stipe does not have scales or hairs
Comments: Easy to cultivate; prefers limed soil; compact rhizome; spreading habit; partial to full shade; goes dormant in dry sites but recovers well
Cultivars: N/A
 

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