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Lace Lip Fern

Cheilanthes gracillima

Lace lip fern is a drought-hardy evergreen rock fern of the Pacific Northwest, its finely cut fronds curling tight in dry spells and reviving with rain.

Family
Pteridaceae
Type
fern
Lifespan
perennial
Height
0.3–0.8 ft
Spacing
0.5–1 ft apart
Light
sun, part shade
Soil moisture
dry
Soil pH
neutral, acidic
Landscape uses
groundcover, container, naturalizing
Native states
CA, ID, MT, OR, WA