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Mounding part-shade ground cover?

16 years ago

So I bought some asparagus fern to put around the base of a palm tree in a shaded (w/ good indirect light) spot next to the pool. Then I read that it's invasive in Central Florida. Drat! So I guess those will go in containers, but now what do I put under the palm? I want something that will give me a full, jungle-y feel. Is there another fern, maybe?

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fawnridge (Ricky)
16 years ago
Boston Fern - it's a native and will do well under and around palms with good irrigation.
Macho Fern - non-native, but much larger than Boston Fern for that "jungle-y feel".
mexicostacy
Original Author
16 years ago
Thanks, the Boston may be the way to go.
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