Sensitive Fern 1 Live Plant – Onoclea sensibilis – 1 Gallon Pot

Sensitive Fern (Onoclea sensibilis) is a deciduous perennial fern native to eastern North America, valued for its broad, light green fronds and naturally spreading growth habit. Its distinctive foliage has a soft, open appearance that adds texture to woodland gardens, shaded borders, and naturalistic landscapes.

Unlike many finely divided ferns, Sensitive Fern produces relatively broad, deeply lobed sterile fronds. Separate fertile fronds develop bead-like structures that can persist after the green foliage dies back. The plant spreads through underground rhizomes and is particularly well suited to moist woodland settings, rain gardens, and areas near ponds or streams where soil moisture remains consistent.

This listing includes one live Sensitive Fern in a 1 gallon nursery pot. The plant generally prefers partial shade to full shade and moist, organically rich soil. Its foliage is sensitive to frost and dry conditions, and the plant naturally becomes dormant during winter.

Plant Quantity: 1 Live Plant

Pot Size: 1 Gallon Pot

Shipping Height: Not specified by supplier

Common Name: Sensitive Fern

Scientific Name: Onoclea sensibilis

Plant Form: Live Potted Fern

Plant Type: Deciduous Herbaceous Perennial Fern

Foliage Color: Light to medium green

Growth Habit: Rhizomatous, spreading, colony-forming

Native Range: Eastern North America

Plant Condition Disclosure:

Live plants may be shipped dormant, leafless, recently pruned, bare root, or partially defoliated depending on season, weather, and shipping requirements.

Natural variation in size, branching, foliage density, color, root structure, and overall appearance should be expected.

Important Note:

You will receive a live starter plant (seedling/young plant). Listing photos show the plant at a mature stage for reference only. The actual plant size, shape, and appearance may vary and will be significantly smaller than the images shown.

• Common Name: Sensitive Fern

• Scientific Name: Onoclea sensibilis

• Plant Quantity: 1 live plant

• Pot Size: 1 Gallon Pot

• Shipping Height: Not specified by supplier

• Plant Form: Live potted fern

• Plant Type: Deciduous herbaceous perennial fern

• Plant Family: Onocleaceae

• Life Cycle: Perennial

• Foliage Color: Light to medium green

• Frond Texture: Broad, deeply lobed fronds

• Growth Habit: Rhizomatous, spreading, colony-forming

• Sunlight: Partial shade to full shade

• USDA Hardiness Zones: Generally 4–9

• Soil Preference: Moist, organically rich soil

• Water Requirements: Moderate to high; consistent moisture preferred

• Flower Color: Not applicable; ferns do not produce flowers

• Reproduction: Spores produced on specialized fertile fronds

• Landscape Uses: Woodland gardens, shade gardens, rain gardens, moist borders, pond edges, naturalistic plantings

• Container Suitable: Yes, with consistent moisture and adequate drainage

• Seasonal Appearance: Deciduous; fronds die back during winter

• Native Plant: Native to eastern North America

One live Sensitive Fern (Onoclea sensibilis), natural fern fronds or dormant crown, perennial rhizomatous root system, growing medium, and 1 gallon nursery pot.

Pot Size: 1 Gallon Pot

Shipping Height: Not specified by supplier

Plant Form: Live Potted Deciduous Fern