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Dryopteris carthusiana

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Family: Dryopteridaceae
Genus: Dryopteris (dry-OP-ter-iss) (Info)
Species: carthusiana (kar-thoo-see-AY-nuh) (Info)

Synonym:Dryopteris austriaca var. spinulosa
Synonym:Polypodium carthusianum
Synonym:Polypodium spinulosum
Synonym:Aspidium spinulosum
Synonym:Dryopteris spinulosa

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Category:
Ferns

Height:
18-24 in. (45-60 cm)
24-36 in. (60-90 cm)

Spacing:
24-36 in. (60-90 cm)
36-48 in. (90-120 cm)

Hardiness:
USDA Zone 3a: to -39.9 °C (-40 °F)
USDA Zone 3b: to -37.2 °C (-35 °F)
USDA Zone 4a: to -34.4 °C (-30 °F)
USDA Zone 4b: to -31.6 °C (-25 °F)
USDA Zone 5a: to -28.8 °C (-20 °F)
USDA Zone 5b: to -26.1 °C (-15 °F)
USDA Zone 6a: to -23.3 °C (-10 °F)
USDA Zone 6b: to -20.5 °C (-5 °F)
USDA Zone 7a: to -17.7 °C (0 °F)
USDA Zone 7b: to -14.9 °C (5 °F)

Sun Exposure:
Light Shade
Partial to Full Shade
Full Shade

Danger:
Unknown - Tell us

Bloom Color:
Inconspicuous/none

Bloom Time:
N/A

Foliage:
Grown for foliage
Deciduous

Other details:
Unknown - Tell us

Soil pH requirements:
6.6 to 7.5 (neutral)

Patent Information:
Non-patented

Propagation Methods:
Unknown - Tell us

Seed Collecting:
N/A: plant does not set seed, flowers are sterile, or plants will not come true from seed

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By Cretaceous

By Cretaceous

By LadyAshleyR

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Gardeners' Notes:

Rating	Author	Comment
Neutral	Cretaceous	On Jun 22, 2007, Cretaceous from El Cerrito, CA (Zone 9b) wrote: Native to Canada, the northern and eastern United States (Connecticut, Indiana, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, West Virginia, Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Wisconsin, Idaho, Montana, Washington, Arkansas, Delaware, Kentucky, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia), Europe, and Turkey. It is considered a threatened species in the states of Arkansas and Tennessee, and is listed as exploitably vulnerable in the state of New York.

Regional...

This plant has been said to grow in the following regions:

Logan Lake,
Loch Lynn Heights, Maryland
Charlotte, North Carolina
Chesterland, Ohio
Leesburg, Virginia

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