Sceptridium biternatum
Southern grape fern, Sparselobe grapefern, Botrychium biternatum, Botrychium dissectum var. tenuifolium
Sceptridium Sceptridium
S. biternatum - S. biternatum is a deciduous fern with an erect stalk bearing a single, sterile, broadly triangular, pinnate, mid- to light green frond divided into narrowly lance-shaped, lobed pinnae. A second, fertile frond bearing sporangia is produced on a long stalk originating from the base of the sterile leaf. Fronds emerge in summer and typically persist into winter.
Sceptridium biternatum is: Deciduous
Erect
Light green in Summer; Light green in Autumn; Light green in Winter
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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Sceptridium biternatum (Southern grape fern) will reach a height of 0.3m and a spread of 0.2m after 2-5 years.
Beds and borders, Cottage/Informal, Foliage only, Meadow, Woodland
Grow in deep, fertile, moist but sharply-drained, acid to neutral soil in full sun or partial shade.
Loamy, Sandy
Moist but well-drained, Well-drained
Acid, Neutral
Partial Shade, Full Sun
North, East, West
Sheltered
Hardy (H4)
Sceptridium biternatum
Southern grape fern, Sparselobe grapefern, Botrychium biternatum, Botrychium dissectum var. tenuifolium
Sceptridium Sceptridium
S. biternatum - S. biternatum is a deciduous fern with an erect stalk bearing a single, sterile, broadly triangular, pinnate, mid- to light green frond divided into narrowly lance-shaped, lobed pinnae. A second, fertile frond bearing sporangia is produced on a long stalk originating from the base of the sterile leaf. Fronds emerge in summer and typically persist into winter.
Africa, Asia, Europe, North America
Deciduous
Erect
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Light green in Summer; Light green in Autumn; Light green in Winter
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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Sceptridium biternatum (Southern grape fern) will reach a height of 0.3m and a spread of 0.2m after 2-5 years.
Beds and borders, Cottage/Informal, Foliage only, Meadow, Woodland
Grow in deep, fertile, moist but sharply-drained, acid to neutral soil in full sun or partial shade.
Loamy, Sandy
Moist but well-drained, Well-drained
Acid, Neutral
Partial Shade, Full Sun
North, East, West
Sheltered
Hardy (H4)
Zone 8, Zone 7, Zone 6, Zone 5, Zone 4
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Light: | Partial Shade, Full Sun | Tell us... |
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Hardiness: | Hardy (H4) | Tell us... |
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