Pteris bahamensis
Bahama brake fern, pineland brake fern
Pteridaceae
Plant Specifics
Form:
fern
Size:
1-2 ft, spreads horizontally by rhisomes
Life Span:
long-lived perennial
Flower Color:
Fruit Color:
Phenology:
Evergreen
Noted For:
Interesting Foliage
Landscaping
Recommended Uses:
Grows in clumps. Unusual in that it thrives in high light, but needs moist soil.
Considerations:
Needs periodic removal of old fronds -- cut the clumps back in winter or early spring.
Light:
Full Sun, Part Sun
Moisture Tolerance:
Usually moist, occasional inundation ---- to ---- Not wet but not extremely dry
Salt Water Flooding Tolerance:
Unknown
Salt Spray/Salty Soil Tolerance:
Low/no tolerance of salty wind or direct salt spray
Soil or Other Substrate:
Suitable to Grow In:
Ecology
Wildlife:
Native Habitats:
Pine rockland, sinkhole (edges). On limestone.
