💚 Sword Fern
Nephrolepis exaltata
Tough, Fast-Spreading Fern with Arching Green Fronds
🌿 Perennial in South Florida
🌍 Native Origin: Florida, Caribbean, and Tropical Americas
This hardy fern forms a dense clump of upright to arching fronds and thrives in heat, humidity, and shade. Excellent for mass plantings or groundcover in naturalistic and tropical settings.
☀️ Light: Part shade to full shade
💧 Water: Moderate to high
📏 Size: 18–30 in tall, spreading by underground runners
🌸 Bloom Time: Non-flowering
🪴 Landscape Use: Groundcover, woodland borders, shade gardens, native plantings
💡 Casaplanta Tip:
Amend with Coast of Maine Bar Harbor Blend to support lush, consistent frond growth and healthy root spread.