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Thelypteris noveboracensis

New York Fern, Tapering Fern

Names

Scientific name
Thelypteris noveboracensis
Common name
New York Fern, Tapering Fern

Measurements

Height
8 - 24 in
Spread
12 - 36 in
Spacing
24 in
Growth Rate
Moderate

Requirements

Hardiness zones
3a, 3b, 4a, 4b, 5a, 5b, 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b, 8a
Sunlight
Partial Shade, Full Shade
Soil Drainage
Moist but Well-drained
Soil type
Loam, Sand, Clay
Soil pH
Strongly acidic (5.1 - 5.5), Moderately acidic (5.6 - 6.0), Slightly acidic (6.1 - 6.5)

Physical Traits

Lifecycle
Perennial
Leaf lifecycle
Deciduous
Foliage color
Yellow-Green, Medium Green
Fall foliage
Brown
Seasons of interest
Spring, Summer, Fall
Propagation methods
Spores, Division
Attracts
Birds, Hummingbirds

References

Thelypteris noveboracensis (New york fern) | Native Plants of North America, Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center, https://www.wildflower.org/plants/result.php?id_plant=THNO, accessed November 10, 2024

Thelypteris noveboracensis (New York Fern) | North Carolina Extension Gardener Plant Toolbox, NC State Extension, https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/thelypteris-noveboracensis/, accessed November 10, 2024

Thelypteris noveboracensis (New York Fern), Gardenia, https://www.gardenia.net/plant/thelypteris-noveboracensis, accessed November 10, 2024

Parathelypteris noveboracensis (New York fern): Go Botany, Native Plant Trust, https://gobotany.nativeplanttrust.org/species/parathelypteris/noveboracensis/, accessed November 10, 2024

Thelypteris noveboracensis, U.S. Forest Service, https://www.fs.usda.gov/database/feis/plants/fern/thenov/all.html, accessed November 10, 2024

New York Fern (Thelypteris noveboracensis), Illinois Wildflowers, http://www.illinoiswildflowers.info/grasses/plants/ny_fern.htm, accessed November 10, 2024

World Flora Online, http://www.worldfloraonline.org/, accessed June 20, 2024