Bracken Fern
Planted
April 20, 2024
Names
- Scientific name
- Pteridium aquilinum
- Common name
- Western Brackenfern, Bracken, Bracken Fern, Western Bracken Fern
Measurements
- Height
- 1 - 10 ft
- Spread
- 1 - 10 ft
- Spacing
- 36 in
- Growth Rate
- Moderate
Requirements
- Hardiness zones
- 3a, 3b, 4a, 4b, 5a, 5b, 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b, 8a, 8b, 9a, 9b
- Sunlight
- Full Sun, Partial Shade
- Soil Drainage
- Moist but Well-drained
- Soil type
- Loam, Sand
- Soil pH
- Strongly acidic (5.1 - 5.5), Moderately acidic (5.6 - 6.0), Slightly acidic (6.1 - 6.5), Neutral (6.6 - 7.3)
Physical Traits
- Lifecycle
- Perennial
- Leaf lifecycle
- Deciduous
- Foliage color
- Medium Green, Dark Green
- Fall foliage
- Brown
- Bloom time
- Late Spring, Summer
- Bloom color
- None
- Seasons of interest
- Spring, Summer
- Propagation methods
- Spores, Division
- Attracts
- Birds, Hummingbirds, Bees, Butterflies
Toxicity
- Toxic to humans
- Yes
- Toxic to dogs
- Yes
- Toxic to cats
- Yes