Scientific Name
Woodwardia virginica

Common Name
Virginia chain fern


Zones:  4-10








Height: 2 to 4'
Deciduous/Evergreen: Deciduous
Fronds: Lustrous, dark green, leathery fronds in a close mass; broadest in middle; pinnate-pinnatifid; alternating pairs of closely spaced pinnae; short blunt lobes; pinnule are narrow, point upward, and taper at both ends; rachis is dark purple brown below and dull green above with several groves; very long stipe is blackish to purple brown; sori are in broken chains parallel to pinna and pinnule midvein
Comments: Does best in moist areas near a stream, pond or water garden; sun or shade; sandy to humus rich soil; spreads rapidly - can be invasive
Cultivars: N/A
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