Scientific Name
Cystopteris protrusa

Common Name
Lowland brittle fern; Southern fragile fern

Zones:  5-8





Height: 6 to 18"
Deciduous/Evergreen: Deciduous
Fronds: Long erect fronds; bipinnate pinnatified to tripinnate pinnatified
Comments: Short creeping rhizome; easy to grow; abundant rhizome branching; strong grower; fronds may turn brown in mid summer but new fronds are produced
Cultivars: N/A
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