Thelypteris noveboracensis

Fern - “New York”

                                     ID#  862

 

Stonehenge

 
  Stonehenge
 
HEIGHT X SPREAD: 1 1/2 ft x 2 ft PLANT TYPE: deciduous, dormant in winter. GROWTH RATE: Medium TEXTURE: fine LIGHT: Full sun to part shade WATER: moist, to dry. Tolerates drought SOIL: tolerates many types
As observed in Central, NC. BLOOMS: None FRUIT AND SEED: Propagate by division of roots. KEY FEATURES: Dormant in winter. Deer resistant. Spreads easily forming colonies. Do not cut in winter for winter interest.
A year cycle in the life of ...... at Stonehenge 100 bare roots, about 1-3 inches long & 3/4” thick each with distingtive head forming and multiple hairy roots attached. -Planted in property original red clay soil, turned and ammended with top soil and peat moss. Water before and after planting about 1 hr. each time. Two rows about 12” apart outward from the two rows of TN Ostrich ferns. Skipping entrance doors to crowl space. Days follow planting: rainy, cloudy & cool. -First fronds growing by early June 2014, a 2” layer of mulch placed on top of roots may have delay the appearance of first growth.

This is a common fern, and it often grows in large colonies that carpet the forest floor. Notice how the frond tapers toward the base, and the lowest leaflets are very small. This is a good marker to identify the New York fern.


Likes the dryer soil. Grows about 18" high. Goes dormant in September.

June 2014

slowly emerging/ two rows closest to wall

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waiting for photo

June 2014