Onoclea sensibilis

Has received the RHS Award of Garden Merit. (1993)
Common Name : sensitive fernFamily : OnocleaceaeType : FernHabit : TrailingSpread : 10-50 cmFoliage : DeciduousFoliage colour : Light greenHardiness: Hardy in all of UK and northern Europe -20° to -15°Sunlight : Part Shade / Full ShadeMoisture : Moist but well-drained / Poorly-drainedSoil : Acid / NeutralSeason of interest : Spring - Summer - Autumn

O. sensibilis is a deciduous, rhizomatous fern forming extensive colonies of broad, light green, pinnate fronds to 60cm in length, the pinnae deeply lobed. Shorter, narrow fertile fronds have much reduced, blackish lobes. [Source: RHS]

See on garden plan - Coordinates: Q19 & P21