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| Family:
Dryopteridaceae |
| Scientific
Name: Cystopteris bulbifera |
| Common
Name: Bulblet Bladder Fern, Berry Bladder Fern |
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Description: | Forms an asymmetrical mound of foliage and easy to grow. |
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plant
type:
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Ferns - Hardy |
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Hardiness
zone:
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3-8 |
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Sunlight:
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shade |
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Moisture:
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average, moist |
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Soil
& Site:
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ussually found growing on or amoung wet limestone rocks but will grow in average soil conditions |
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Media:
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Temperature:
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Flowers:
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non-flowering, forms bulblets on the lower surface of the frond which fall to the ground and readily germinate |
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Foliage:
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expands by short creeping rhizome,stipes clustered at stem apex, grooved, maroon/reddish when young, straw-colored to green above, frond is bipinnate-pinnatfid, triangular |
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Dimensions:
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fronds can reach 12-30 inches, forms an asymmetrical clump |
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Maintenance:
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Propagation:
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bulblets, division |
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Origin & History:
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Bulblet fern gets its name from the green bulblets that form on the underside of the leaves. The bulblets drop off and grow into new ferns. |
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Notes
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#90-Ferns for American Gardens (John T Mickel)
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