Marginal Wood Fern
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Delivery and Shipping
Delivery and Shipping
Shipping
To obtain a more accurate shipment time-frame, simply enter your zip code in the “Find Your Growing Zone” box to the right. Our plants are grown all over the country and lead time on items may be different because of this. Once your order is placed, you will also receive the specific shipment time-frame information as part of your order confirmation. Once an item ships, you will receive shipment notification and tracking numbers, so you can follow along while your plant travels to your doorstep. We use FedEx, UPS, or USPS at our discretion.
Due to winter weather we have put a hold on shipping to the areas shown below in grey. You can still order now and we will ship the plant to you during an appropriate time for your zone.
Standard Shipping Rates
At Nature Hills we handle, package and ship the products you order with the utmost care to ensure healthy delivery. Shipping and handling charges are calculated based on the tables below. Please note that some items include an additional handling surcharge, these will be noted on the item's product page.
| From | To | S&H |
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| $0 | $19.99 | $24.99 |
| $20 | $49.99 | $29.99 |
| $50 | $69.99 | $34.99 |
| $70 | $99.99 | $39.99 |
| $100 | $129.99 | $44.99 |
| $130 | $149.99 | $48.99 |
| $150 | $150+ | Approx 28% |
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Buying Options for Plants
Nature Hills sells a large variety of plants with several options available. Plants are offered in both potted containers and as dormant bare root without soil. Here is a helpful resource to understand your options as you create a beautiful landscape with help from Nature Hills.
Ever wonder what a larger plant will mean for your landscape? Container Sizes are really all about the age of the plant!
Seasonally, Nature Hills offers hand selected, high quality bare root trees, shrubs and perennials. Bare root plants are sold by height from the top of the root system to the top of the plant. Plants may be taller than the height minimums.
- Popular sizes of select trees are 1 foot, 2 feet, 3 feet, etc.
- Popular sizes of select bare root plants is 1 foot, 18 inches, etc.
Nature Hills Container Size by Volume
Keep in mind, specific varieties and different growing conditions can affect the rate at which plants grow. Variations in size may occur.
| Young Plants to 18 Months | ||
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| Size | Volume | |
| 2"x2"x3" | Ranges from | .18 to .21 dry quarts / .198 to .23 dry liters in volume |
| 4.5" Container | Equal to | .65 dry quart / .72 dry liter in volume |
| Sprinter Pot | Equal to | .63 dry quart / .69 dry liter in volume |
| 4" Container | Ranges from | .31 to .87 / .35 to .96 dry liter in volume |
| 6" Container | Equal to | 1.4 dry quarts / 1.59 dry liters in volume |
| 1 Quart | Equal to | 1 dry quart / 1.1 dry liter in volume |
| 5.5" Container | Equal to | 1.89 of a dry quart / 2.08 dry liters in volume |
| 4"x4"x5" | Ranges from | .8 to 1.1 dry quarts / .88 to 1.2 dry liters in volume |
| 4"x4"x6" | Ranges from | 1.0 to 1.3 dry quarts / 1.1 to 1.41 dry liters in volume |
| 4"x4"x9" | Ranges from | 1.1 to 2.1 dry quarts / 1.2 to 2.3 dry liters in volume |
| 4"x4"x10" | Ranges from | 1.7 to 2.3 dry quart / 1.87 to 2.53 dry liters in volume |
| Plants 18 Months - 2.5 Years Old | ||
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| Size | Volume | |
| 2 Quart | Equal to | 2 dry quarts / 2.2 dry liters in volume |
| #1 Container | Ranges from | 2.26 to 3.73 dry quarts / 2.49 to 4.11 dry liters in volume |
| 5"x5"x12" | Equal to | 3.5 to 4.3 dry quarts / 3.85 to 4.74 dry liters in volume |
| Plants 2 - 4 Years Old | ||
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| Size | Volume | |
| #2 Container | Ranges from | 1.19 to 1.76 dry gallons / 5.24 to 7.75 dry liters in volume |
| #3 Container | Ranges from | 2.32 to 2.76 dry gallons / 10.22 to 12.16 dry liters in volume |
| Plants 3 - 5 Years Old | ||
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| Size | Volume | |
| #5 Container | Ranges from | 2.92 to 4.62 dry gallons / 12.86 to 20.35 dry liters in volume |
| #6 Container | Ranges from | 5.25 to 6.01 dry gallons / 23.12 to 26.42 dry liters in volume |
| #7 Container | Ranges from | 5.98 to 6.08 dry gallons / 26.34 to 26.78 dry liters in volume |
Plant Highlights
Marginal Wood Fern highlights at a glance!
Plant Highlights
Plant Highlights
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Growing Zones 3-8
The soft, luxuriously fresh fonds of Marginal Wood Fern (Dryopteris marginalis) lend soothing color to your landscape year-round! Twice compound, deeply cut, grey-green to blue-green fronds hold themselves upright and in a formal, neat vase shape. Forms compact and dense clumps that add glowing lushness to the shade!
Also known as Marginal Shield Fern, these are hardy natives typically found in shaded to the Eastern US and the Southeastern States, in forest edges, and growing in rocky ledges and bluffs. Often found growing under Oaks, and nestled under their fallen leaves.
These are well-behaved native Ferns that will stay put where you plant them and not colonize! At home in woodland settings and dappled shade. Hardy throughout USDA planting zones 3 to 8, these vase-shaped clumps stay about 2 feet in height and width. These perennial deciduous Ferns can remain evergreen in warm, frost-free climates.
Planting and Application:
Marginal Wood Fern is an easy-care groundcover that won't take over your garden beds, mix among shady shrubs and shade-loving perennials, Hosta, Astilbe, Bleeding Hearts, and of course, other Ferns!
Perfect for radiant skirting around the shade of large leggy shrubs and gazebos, patios provide a soft finishing touch. Plant en masse for a vibrant swath of enchanting greenery year-round. Great in containers to provide greenery and ornamental filler, as well as, throughout the garden beds and borders.
Line your shaded borders with lush greenery for glowing transitions between the garden and lawn. Excellent native plants for stabilizing shaded slopes and hard-to-mow areas. Marginal Wood Fern grows where most grass cannot without the need of any care!
Eastern Wood Ferns grow in shaded crevices of rocky ledges and ravines, so you can rest assured they'd thrive in your Rock Gardens and formal urban lots both benefit from a burst of fresh green.
- Soft Fresh Dark Grey-Green to Blue-Green Fronds
- Golden Brown Fiddleheads
- Delicate Uniform Leaves
- Tidy Erect Vase-Shaped Clumps - Never Becomes Aggressive!
- Loves Cool Shady Areas, Woodland & Winter Interest
#ProPlantTips for Care:
Ferns are easy to maintain and incredibly low maintenance, but also disease and pest-free. Ferns can handle the densest shade in warmer climates and full sun in cooler areas, these natives are found naturalizing. These are incredibly tolerant, resilient, and adaptable plants that we're sure will make themselves right at home in your landscape!
Their sun tolerance depends on their access to moisture and your climate - more water and cooler climates mean this Fern can take more sun! Typically enjoying consistent moisture and humidity for the healthiest plants possible. Doing best in rich humus that is well-drained, Wood Fern even tolerates rocky soil as long as it has plenty of organic matter.
Add Nature Hills Root Booster during planting, because the symbiotic ingredients work non-stop over the life of the plant.
Hardy and disease resistant, pest-free, and stand up to deer and rabbit browse. A generous layer of mulch helps retain soil moisture as well as insulate the root system from heat and chill. These evergreen Ferns clumps may be divided in spring, but this is seldom required. Though enjoying to spread, they're easily controlled and cared for.
- Full Shade & Part Shade
- Loves Moist Rich Well-Drained Soil
- Evergreen Fern in Warmer Climates
- Easy Care & Low Maintenance
- Very Cold Hardy, Deer & Rabbit Resistant
Soft fresh and radiant green, landscapes gain soothing texture and calming presence, Marginal Wood Fern will give your landscape the spa treatment! Order your hardy native greenery from Nature Hills Nursery today!
