Onoclea sensibilis - Sensitive fern

Treatments Onoclea sensibilis : Flowering plants shall be treated only away from bloom, to avoid to injure pollinating insects; normally it is advisable to use specific products and only when the parasite is present on the plant.

continental : The Onoclea sensibilis likes dry, loose and very drawn soils. Avoid excessive waterings and give water only when the soil has been very dry for few days. We can increase waterings in summer. Avoid watering in winter.

alpine : These plants do not like water excesses in the soil, in spring and summer water occasionally, dampening the soil deeply. For the rest of the year waterings will be only occasional, during the periods of long duration drought or in case the plant is starting to fade.

mediterranean : Avoid to water the Onoclea sensibilis excessively, it prefers draining and very dry soils, it does not suffer from drought, but it is advisable to water regularly during summer, watering the soil deeply. In winter avoid waterings.

continental : The Onoclea sensibilis prefers to be grown in half-darkness.
Grow the Onoclea sensibilis outside all year long; it is a rustic plant.

alpine : It prefers semishady locations, where it can receive few hours a day of sunlight.
This is a very rustic plant, that is grown in the garden all year long without any problem.

mediterranean : We suggest to place these plants in a semishady location for a balanced growth.
These plants are very rustic and survive in the garden also in case of long intense frosts.

Fertilization Onoclea sensibilis : Give a fertilizer to our shrubs at the end of winter, bury at the base of the plant a slow-release organic or granular fertilizer; we can eventually give a second fertilizing at the end of summer.