Sword Fern Size:2 Gallon requiring only occasional watering

requiring only occasional watering

Plants typically rise to 2-4’ tall on smooth or downy stems clad with dark green leaves (to 4” long) that are lance-shaped

poorly drained soils

offering a vital source of nectar for our buzzing bee friends

Sword Fern Size:2 Gallon requiring only occasional wateringNephrolepis exaltata Common names also include Boston Sword Fern, Southern Sword Fern, Boston Fern, Wild Boston Fern, Fishbone Fern, Boston Bluebell Fern, Tuber Ladder Fern. Sword Fern is a fern native to Texas (notably Dallas and Henderson county near our nursery), Florida, Mexico, and areas in Central and South America. Its sword shaped fronds grow upright and lightly arch and curve outwards with age. In hardiness zones 9 and above, it is an