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Mountain Fern

Oreopteris

Also called Lemon Scented Fern

Mountain Fern — Photo: Andre Hospers, CC BY 4.0

Oreopteris is a genus of ferns in the Thelypteridaceae family, found in Eurasia and North America; the best-known member is the lemon-scented (mountain) fern, O. limbosperma, grown for its fresh, citrus-scented fronds in cool, moist woodland conditions.

Family: Thelypteridaceae (Thelypterid family)
Grows as: Fern
Light: Part shade, Shade
Water: Keep the soil consistently moist but not soggy, and never let it dry out completely.
Soil: Humus-rich, moist, well-drained woodland soil or peaty leaf mould.
Temperature: 10–20 °C ideal; hardy in cool temperate climates, protect from heat above 30 °C.
How easy: Moderate

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Oreopteris is a genus of ferns belonging to the family Thelypteridaceae.

The species of this genus are found in Eurasia and North America.

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Oreopteris by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.

The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.

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