This small, sparse evergreen fern is more adaptable than other spleenworts, but requires well drained soil to prevent crown rot. Best grown in part shade to bright/dappled shade. Easily outcompeted by other shade plants in a garden setting, best grown in rocky soil, or even in the cracks of large rocks!

Light: Part Sun/Shade, Shade

Soil Moisture: Wet Mesic, Mesic, Dry Mesic

Soil Type: Loamy, Sandy, Rocky

Height: 6”-12”

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Root Type: Rhizome 

Notable Wildlife Interactions: Little data available. Known to host two species of aphid. May be rabbit resistant.