Onychium japonicum
Common Name(s):
- Phonetic Spelling
- oh-NIK-ee-um juh-PON-ih-kum
- Description
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Carrot Fern is a fern with highly divided lacy fronds that resemble a carrot top. They thrive in the deep shade of wooded areas and are native to Asia.
VIDEO Created by NC State Extension's Homegrown series featuring Mark Weathington, Director of JC Raulston Arboretum.
- Profile Video:
- See this plant in the following landscape:
- Cultivars / Varieties:
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- 'Sichuan Lace'
Lacy dark green thrives dappled rather than deep shade
- 'Sichuan Lace'
- 'Sichuan Lace'
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- Cultivars / Varieties:
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- 'Sichuan Lace'
Lacy dark green thrives dappled rather than deep shade
- 'Sichuan Lace'
- 'Sichuan Lace'
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Attributes:
- Genus:
- Onychium
- Species:
- japonicum
- Family:
- Pteridaceae
- Life Cycle:
- Perennial
- Country Or Region Of Origin:
- Asia
- Particularly Resistant To (Insects/Diseases/Other Problems):
- Heavy shade, Deer
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Whole Plant Traits:
- Plant Type:
- Fern
- Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics:
- Deciduous
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Cultural Conditions:
- Light:
- Deep shade (Less than 2 hours to no direct sunlight)
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Fruit:
- Fruit Description:
- No fruits. This plants reproduces via spores.
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Flowers:
- Flower Description:
- No flowers.
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Leaves:
- Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics:
- Deciduous
- Leaf Color:
- Green
- Leaf Type:
- Compound (Pinnately , Bipinnately, Palmately)
- Fronds
- Hairs Present:
- No
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Stem:
- Stem Is Aromatic:
- No
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Landscape:
- Landscape Theme:
- Shade Garden
- Resistance To Challenges:
- Deer
- Heavy Shade
