Pteris bahamensis
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Natural Range in Florida
USDA Zones
Suitable to grow in:
10B 11
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Bahama Brake Fern, Pineland Brake Fern
Pteridaceae
Plant Specifics
| Size: | 1-2 ft, spreads horizontally by rhisomes | |
| Life Span: | Long-lived perennial | |
| Phenology: | Evergreen | |
| Habitats: | Pine rockland, sinkhole (edges). On limestone. |
Landscaping
| Recommended Uses: | Grows in clumps. Unusual in that it thrives in high light, but needs moist soil. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Light: | Full Sun, Part Shade | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Moisture Tolerance: |
always floodedextremely dry |
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| Moisture Tolerance: | Usually moist, occasional inundation ----- to ----- Not wet but not extremely dry | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Salt Water Flooding Tolerance: | Not salt tolerant of inundation by salty or brackish water. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Salt Spray Tolerance: | Low/no tolerance of salty wind or direct salt spray | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Soil/Substrate: | Humus (organic, upland), Lime rock | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||