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Japanese climbing fern

Japanese climbing fern

Lygodium japonicum

vine part shade💧💧 moderate water Hardy: Zone 7aZone 10b

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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.

Overview

Form
Climbing
Growth Rate
fast
Size
3–30′ tall
Dormancy
deciduous
Family
Lygodiaceae

Native Range

Eastern Asia

Seasonality

Season of Interest

SpringSummer

Companion Planting

Plants well with