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Japanese climbing fern
Lygodium japonicum
vine⛅ part shade💧💧 moderate waterZone 7a – Zone 10b
A vigorous climbing fern with delicate, lacy fronds that twine around supports using specialized leaf structures called rachises. It prefers shaded to partially shaded locations and moist soil, making it useful as a screen or groundcover in woodland gardens.
