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Onoclea sensibilis 'Texas Too Tall'
Texas Too Tall Sensitive Fern
Item #: 8279
Zones: 3a to 9b
Dormancy: Winter
Height: 42" tall
Culture: Part Sun to Light Shade
Origin: United States
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
Onoclea 'Texas Too Tall' is a 2009 Plant Delights/JLBG introduction of an amazingly giant selection of sensitive fern, that we grew from a 2004 collection from a boggy site in Cass County, Texas. In the wild, it looked larger than any form we'd seen, but never in our wildest dreams did we expect it to reach 3.5' tall, even in half day sun...normal is 2' tall. The stipes, which hold the fronds, emerge a lovely bright red. Although moist soils are preferred, sensitive fern is amazingly drought-tolerant. Sensitive ferns spread by non-aggressive rhizomes just below the soil surface and will make a 6' wide deer-resistant clump in 5 years. Insulting or otherwise dissing a sensitive fern is considered a hate crime in the blue states, but say what you like in Texas!
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Other Attributes
Genus: Onoclea
Garden Themes: Cottage Garden Plants , Green Roofs , Living Wall , Southwest Garden Plants
Other: Bog Garden Plants , Edimentals , Deer Resistant Plants , Florida Native Plants , Georgia native plants , Giant Plants , Groundcovers , Medicinal Plants , North American Native Plants , North Carolina Native Plants , Plant Delights Introductions , Rabbit Resistant Plants , Rain Garden Plants , RHS Award of Merit Winners , Texas Native Plants , Tropical Looking Plants , Wet Shade Plants , Xeriscaping Plants , Plant Delights Creations and Discoveries , United States Native Plants