Glade Fern
Diplazium pycnocarpon
Also known as: Narrow-leaved Glade Fern
Unusual narrow undivided pinnae give an unfern-like look — almost grass-like ladder. Striking architectural texture in a shade planting. Slowly colonizes by rhizomes.
- Family
- Diplaziopsidaceae
- Type
- fern
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 2–3 ft
- Spacing
- 2–3 ft apart
- Light
- part shade, shade
- Soil moisture
- moist, dry
- Soil pH
- acidic, alkaline, neutral
- Landscape uses
- border, naturalizing
- Native states
- AL, AR, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, MI, MN, MO, MS, NC, NH, NJ, NY, OH, PA, SC, TN, VA, VT, WI, WV