Botrychium virginianum
Rattlesnake fern, Botrypus virginianus
Botrychium Botrychium
B. virginianum - B. virginianum is a deciduous fern with an erect stalk bearing a single, sterile, broadly triangular, pinnate, mid- to light green frond divided into ovate to lance-shaped, deeply lobed pinnae. On some plants, a second, fertile leaf is produced on a long stalk originating from the base of the sterile leaf.
Botrychium virginianum is: Deciduous
Arching, Erect
Light green in Spring; Light green in Summer; Light green in Autumn
Remove dead or damaged fronds as needed.
Sow spores as soon as ripe under glass. Do not allow compost to dry out.
Spores
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Botrychium virginianum (Rattlesnake fern) will reach a height of 0.4m and a spread of 0.4m after 2-5 years.
Beds and borders, Cottage/Informal, Foliage only, Ground Cover, Underplanting, Woodland
Grow in deep, fertile, moist but sharply-drained, acid soil in partial shade.
Loamy, Sandy
Moist but well-drained, Well-drained
Acid
Partial Shade, Full Shade
North, East, West
Sheltered
Hardy (H4)
Botrychium virginianum
Rattlesnake fern, Botrypus virginianus
Botrychium Botrychium
B. virginianum - B. virginianum is a deciduous fern with an erect stalk bearing a single, sterile, broadly triangular, pinnate, mid- to light green frond divided into ovate to lance-shaped, deeply lobed pinnae. On some plants, a second, fertile leaf is produced on a long stalk originating from the base of the sterile leaf.
Eastern Asia, North America, South America
Deciduous
Arching, Erect
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Light green in Spring; Light green in Summer; Light green in Autumn
Remove dead or damaged fronds as needed.
Sow spores as soon as ripe under glass. Do not allow compost to dry out.
Spores
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Botrychium virginianum (Rattlesnake fern) will reach a height of 0.4m and a spread of 0.4m after 2-5 years.
Beds and borders, Cottage/Informal, Foliage only, Ground Cover, Underplanting, Woodland
Grow in deep, fertile, moist but sharply-drained, acid soil in partial shade.
Loamy, Sandy
Moist but well-drained, Well-drained
Acid
Partial Shade, Full Shade
North, East, West
Sheltered
Hardy (H4)
Zone 9, Zone 8, Zone 7, Zone 6, Zone 5, Zone 4
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Light: | Partial Shade, Full Shade | Tell us... |
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