Sword Fern Berries dry or wet soils

dry or wet soils

While it thrives in drier conditions once established

You can cut it back in late winter to early spring just before the new growth appears

Its flowers range in color from white to dark pink

Sword Fern Berries dry or wet soilsNephrolepis exaltata Common names also include Boston Sword Fern, Southern Sword Fern, Boston Fern, Wild Boston Fern, Fishbone Fern, Boston Bluebell Fern, Tuber Ladder Fern. Sword Fern is a fern native to Texas (notably Dallas and Henderson county near our nursery), Florida, Mexico, and areas in Central and South America. Its sword shaped fronds grow upright and lightly arch and curve outwards with age. In hardiness zones 9 and above, it is an