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[Sorry, additional photos are not available] 		Botanic Name: Pteridium aquilinum
Common Name: Western Bracken Fern
Size: 2'h x spreads
Sun: sun-shd
H20: occ.H2O/moist
Deer Resistant
Resistance: high
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Description:
A cosmopolitan fern, growing all over North America from Alaska to central Mexico and from California to the eastern U. S. Also found in Eurasia, Africa and the Pacific Rim. Plant in full sun or part shade. Can take drought or watering as long as the drainage is good. Take care in choosing a site in the garden, bracken is VERY invasive.

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