Dennstaedtia punctilobula
Hay Scented Fern
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Hay Scented Fern (Dennstaedtia punctilobula) - Description
Dennstaedtia punctilobula (Hay-scented Fern) is a species of fern native to eastern North America, from Newfoundland west to Wisconsin and Arkansas, and south in the Appalachian Mountains to northern Alabama; it is most abundant in the east of its range, with only scattered populations in the west. It is a deciduous fern with fronds growing to 40–100 cm (rarely 130 cm) tall and 10–30 cm broad; the fronds are bipinnate, with pinnatifid pinnules about three times as long as broad.
Hay Scented Fern (Dennstaedtia punctilobula) - Blooming
Bears sori along the frond margins. The sori are covered with cup-shaped indusia.
Hay Scented Fern (Dennstaedtia punctilobula) - Growth
D. punctilobula is a superb ground cover for North temperate woodland gardens. Slender rhizomes creep just below soil surface, the fronds rising from these. Fronds can be up to 2 feet tall and are deciduous, soft green and bipinnate. They prefer bright shade and may spread over several acres if in favorable conditions and rhizomes are not controlled.
Hay Scented Fern (Dennstaedtia punctilobula) - Planting
Sow spores as soon as ripe. Can also propagate by division in spring. Division entails propagating a plant by splitting it into 2 or more parts. Each part has its own root system and more than one shoot or dormant bud.
Hay Scented Fern (Dennstaedtia punctilobula) - Pest
Slugs and snails.
Hay Scented Fern (Dennstaedtia punctilobula) - Interesting facts
Dennstaedtia have triangular fronds.
Hay Scented Fern (Dennstaedtia punctilobula) - Soil and irrigation
Soil should be slightly dry, more mineral than organic, rocky or stony. Does best in acidic soil that is moist and humus-rich.
