Struthiopteris spicant ~ Deer Fern, Hard Fern water-garden deep violet flowers have thick

deep violet flowers have thick petals that resist flopping

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Loses compact shape with too much shade

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Struthiopteris spicant ~ Deer Fern, Hard Fern water-garden deep violet flowers have thickDeer Fern is a small fern with two different types of fronds sterile, which are stiff and leathery dark green evergreen fronds that form a loose rosette that may lay horizontal with age, and fertile which stand erect at the center with finer and wider separated leaflets in summer that fade by fall. Best grown in part sun and well drained acidic soils. Syn. with Blechnum spicant. Type: Fern Height: 0. 5 1. 5 Spread: 1 2 Spacing: 1. 5 USDA Hardiness