Perennials > Gymnocarpium > Gymnocarpium robertianum > Gymnocarpium robertianum
Gymnocarpium robertianum
Limestone Oak Fern, Scented Oak Fern
| Family |
| Cystopteridaceae |
| Genus |
| Gymnocarpium |
| Species |
| robertianum |
| Category |
| Perennials |
| Type |
| Ferns |
| USDA Hardiness Zone |
| 2 |
| Canadian Hardiness Zone |
| 3 |
| RHS Hardiness Zone |
| H7 |
| Temperature (°C) |
| -15 - (-10) |
| Temperature (°F) |
| 5 - 14 |
| Height |
| 30 cm |
| Spread |
| 1 m |
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Description and Growing Information
Flowering Period
| Landscape |
| Border planting, groundcover and woodland gardens. |
| Cultivation |
| Full shade. Moist and well-drained soils. |
| Shape |
| Spreading. |
| Habitat |
| Rocky woods and swamps. |
| Leaf Description |
| Small, triangular, 2 - 3 pinnate fronds that are 10 - 50 cm long. Borne from long, slender, sub-surface stems on long, glandular-hairy leafstalks. |
| Flower Description |
| Non-flowering but producing spores. |
| Colour Description |
| The leaves are bright green. |
| Notable Specimens |
| The University of Alberta Botanic Garden, Devon, Alberta, Canada. |
| Propagation |
| Spores and division. |
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