Thelypteris limbosperma is a fern native to Europe that favours shaded, sheltered positions. It grows best in moist, well-drained loamy soils with an acidic to neutral pH. Rated H7, it is fully hardy in the UK when sited out of exposed conditions. It is commonly used in woodland and shade gardens as a border or understorey plant.

Sickle Fern (Thelypteris limbosperma) thrives in shaded, moist, acidic to neutral soils and is fully hardy in the UK.

Thelypteris is a genus of ferns in the subfamily Thelypteridoideae, family Thelypteridaceae, order Polypodiales. Two radically different circumscriptions of the genus are in use as of January 2020.

Thelypteris limbosperma

Sickle Fern | Thelypteris limbosperma

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