Marginal Wood Fern - Dryopteris marginalis Deer Resistant Wildlife Value: Flowers attract hummingbirds

Wildlife Value: Flowers attract hummingbirds

The deer don't like it

Though underused in many home landscapes

pollinating wasps

Like most willows

Marginal Wood Fern - Dryopteris marginalis Deer Resistant Wildlife Value: Flowers attract hummingbirdsWhile most native ferns are deciduous, the stately Marginal Wood Fern is evergreen, adding texture and interest to the winter garden. This fern also distinguishes itself from other native ferns with its lovely, vase shaped form and clumping habit. On the undersides of the fronds of this fern (most ferns, really), youll find sori. What are sori, you ask? Sori are the spore producing structures typically found on the underside of fern fronds and often