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Genus: G

Galium
sweet woodruff
Gaultheria
checkerberry; salal; shallon; lemon leaf; teaberry; wintergreen
Gaylussacia
black huckleberry
Gelsemium
yellow jessamine
Geranium
wild geranium
Gillenia
Indian physic; bowman's root
Goodyera
orchid
Gymnocarpium
oak fern
Gypsophila
clumping baby's breath

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Catalog as of April 01, 2008

Gymnocarpium

(Polypodiaceae - polypody family)
Two or three species of delicate ferns of cooler portions of the northern hemisphere.

dryopteris peren • ht 6" • zones 3-7

oak fern

Gymnocarpium dryopteris - May 31 Gymnocarpium dryopteris - Jun 20


native, ground cover, rock garden, part shade - shade
northern N Amer., Europe, Asia

The delicate, broadly triangular leaves, which are carried almost horizontally, form a wavy ground cover. New leaves continue to appear throughout the summer. Prefers cool, moist, somewhat acidic, partly shaded locations. Thrives in rocky locations, as long as conditions are otherwise suitable.

cat # 0Q5R
$8.95 each / 3-9, $8.50 ea / 10+, $7.95 ea