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Presented the Award of Garden Merit by the Royal Horticultural Society for good reasons, the Giant Chain Fern is considered the largest growing native fern in North America. It is an evergreen that forms a towering clump of arching, fishbone-like, beautiful large fronds up to 8 feet tall! In its native habitats, it thrives in moist, shady areas but not constantly soggy soils. It looks lovely around garden ponds and other bodies of water and in woodland gardens. Though drought tolerant when established, it prefers consistently moist soil, especially during the warmer summer months. It prefers cool to mild summers, so provide it with more shade in hot summer climates, with afternoon shade a must. It can be grown outdoors year-round in USDA Zones 8a to 10b, and in USDA Zones 7 and colder, it can be grown in containers and overwintered indoors. This captivating beauty is sure to be a conversation piece in the garden.

Growing 6 to 8 feet tall and equally as wide, the Giant Chain Fern is ideal as a specimen in smaller garden spaces or containers that can be situated in or around outdoor or indoor sitting and living spaces. It can be planted in groupings or as a border where spaces allow. It looks lovely around boulders, near garden ponds and other bodies of water, or beneath the canopies of large trees. Just make sure its permanent home gets no direct afternoon sun. Filtered all-day sun or morning or evening sun are okay. It is a fine addition to native plant gardens, fern gardens, woodland gardens, wetland gardens, and shady rock gardens.

Suggested Spacing: 9 feet or more apart for space between plants