Posted on Monday 9/27

How to Use the Hay Scented Fern in your Garden Design

The Hay Scented Fern is a very unique fern because it has the aroma of hay which some may find rather quite pleasant while others may find it quite gross. The Hay Scented Fern really thrives well in acidic soil and needs sunlight, the fern will turn itself towards the sun as it feeds off the sun in order to thrive and grow.

The Hay Scented Fern can grow in amazing sizes ranging from 100cm in height and 30cm around. Often this fern can be found only in the Northern Part of the United States because it thrives well on damp, wet soil and when you break a leave or crush the plant you will get the scent of fresh hay.

Tips for Choosing Ferns from an Online Nursery

When you order this fern from an online nursery like ours, you will get a 7 year bare root mature plant that will thrive as long as the soil conditions are right. Hay-Scented Fern is rare in Illinois, which lies at the western limit of its range. In Illinois, habitats are restricted to sandstone ravines, shaded sandstone cliffs, and thinly wooded sandstone bluffs along rivers.

This fern is found in high quality habitats in Illinois, although in areas further to the east it is often found in disturbed areas. Sometimes this fern is cultivated in gardens. This is the only fern of its genus in mid western and northeastern United States. It is unique because of the cup-shaped indusia and folded marginal teeth that are associated with the spore-bearing structures.

Generally, the Hay-Scented Fern is a lighter shade of green and more lacy in appearance than many other ferns. Compared to the common fern otherwise known as the fragile fern, it is larger in size and its leaves and leaflets have more slender tips. Compared to the Lady Fern, it is smaller in size and its spore-bearing structures are circular in shape, rather than forming short curved lines.

The common name derives from the hay-like scent of the drying leaves during late summer or fall. Once the Hay Scented Fern gets started well it can become invasive and hard to get rid of, so normally when you purchase this plant you will earn your money back in no time because you will end up getting more than you started with, this can be a great fern for along river banks or in swampy areas where the soil is damp and acidic. Visit www.tnnursery.net today and get yours.