Sword Fern
Nephrolepis exaltata
Sword fern is the native Florida fern behind the familiar Boston fern, with arching evergreen fronds that spread by runners into lush groundcover in warm, moist shade.
- Family
- Nephrolepidaceae
- Type
- fern
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 1.5–3 ft
- Spacing
- 1–3 ft apart
- Light
- part shade, shade
- Soil moisture
- moist, wet
- Soil pH
- acidic, neutral
- Landscape uses
- rain garden, erosion control, naturalizing
- Native states
- FL, HI, MI