new york fern
Thelypteris noveboracensis
USDA zones3 to 8
SunHandles partial sun to full shade
WaterHandles dry to moist soil
Size12 to 24 inches tall1 to 3 feet wide
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer, autumn
- Bloom color
- Not applicable
- Foliage color
- Yellow-green
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay, chalk
- Soil pH
- Acid, neutral
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
New York fern (Thelypteris noveboracensis) is a fern for woodland gardens, shade gardens, ground cover, and naturalized areas. It is hardy to USDA zone 3, or down to -40°F (-40°C). This plant likes part sun to full shade and dry to moist soil of most types. It sits low on the menu for deer. Its soft, yellow-green fronds spread by creeping roots and can form dense colonies that crowd out other plants, so give it room. It also covers the gaps left by spring ephemerals.
Pairs well with Jack in the pulpit, Spicebush, and Intermediate wood fern.
Native range
AL, AR, CT, DC, and 28 more places. See all 32
AL, AR, CT, DC, DE, GA, IL, IN, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MS, NC, NH, NJ, NY, OH, OK, PA, RI, SC, TN, VA, VT, WV; NB, NL, NS, ON, and PE.