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'Kimberley Queen' Australian Sword Fern, Queen Fern

Nephrolepis obliterata

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Overview

The 'Kimberley Queen' Australian Sword Fern, or Nephrolepis obliterata 'Kimberley Queen', is a bold Proven Winners® foliage annual with upright, narrow green fronds and a tidy, mounded form. It matures to 24-36 inches tall and wide, filling containers or shaded beds with lush texture. Grow in part to full shade with moist, well-drained soil and average water; deer and rabbits usually pass it by. Hardy in USDA Zones 9-11.

Sun Deep ShadeWater Medium
'Kimberley Queen' Australian Sword Fern, Queen Fern (Nephrolepis obliterata) — The 'Kimberley Queen' Australian Sword Fern
'Kimberley Queen' Australian Sword Fern, Queen Fern (Nephrolepis obliterata) — or Nephrolepis obliterata 'Kimberley Queen''Kimberley Queen' Australian Sword Fern, Queen Fern (Nephrolepis obliterata) — narrow green fronds and a tidy'Kimberley Queen' Australian Sword Fern, Queen Fern (Nephrolepis obliterata) — is a bold Proven Winners® foliage annual with upright'Kimberley Queen' Australian Sword Fern, Queen Fern (Nephrolepis obliterata) — It matures to 24-36 inches tall and wide, filling containers or shaded beds with'Kimberley Queen' Australian Sword Fern, Queen Fern (Nephrolepis obliterata) — Grow in part to full shade with moist'Kimberley Queen' Australian Sword Fern, Queen Fern (Nephrolepis obliterata) — The Nephrolepis obliterata 'Kimberley Queen'+10

Culture

Sun
Deep Shade
Water
Medium

Shape & size

Mature height
2–3 Ft.
Mature width
2–3 Ft.

Classification

Family
Polypodiaceae

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'Kimberley Queen' Australian Sword Fern, Queen Fern (Nephrolepis obliterata) — The 'Kimberley Queen' Australian Sword Fern
'Kimberley Queen' Australian Sword Fern, Queen Fern (Nephrolepis obliterata) — or Nephrolepis obliterata 'Kimberley Queen'
'Kimberley Queen' Australian Sword Fern, Queen Fern (Nephrolepis obliterata) — narrow green fronds and a tidy
'Kimberley Queen' Australian Sword Fern, Queen Fern (Nephrolepis obliterata) — is a bold Proven Winners® foliage annual with upright
'Kimberley Queen' Australian Sword Fern, Queen Fern (Nephrolepis obliterata) — It matures to 24-36 inches tall and wide, filling containers or shaded beds with
'Kimberley Queen' Australian Sword Fern, Queen Fern (Nephrolepis obliterata) — Grow in part to full shade with moist
'Kimberley Queen' Australian Sword Fern, Queen Fern (Nephrolepis obliterata) — The Nephrolepis obliterata 'Kimberley Queen'
'Kimberley Queen' Australian Sword Fern, Queen Fern (Nephrolepis obliterata) — commonly referred to as 'Kimberley Queen' Australian Sword Fern or Queen Fern
'Kimberley Queen' Australian Sword Fern, Queen Fern (Nephrolepis obliterata) — Part of the Proven Winners® collection
'Kimberley Queen' Australian Sword Fern, Queen Fern (Nephrolepis obliterata) — is a bold foliage fern with a refined
'Kimberley Queen' Australian Sword Fern, Queen Fern (Nephrolepis obliterata) — upright green fronds that rise in clean
'Kimberley Queen' Australian Sword Fern, Queen Fern (Nephrolepis obliterata) — lush sprays rather than the softer
'Kimberley Queen' Australian Sword Fern, Queen Fern (Nephrolepis obliterata) — arching habit of many traditional ferns
'Kimberley Queen' Australian Sword Fern, Queen Fern (Nephrolepis obliterata) — The effect is fresh and polished—dense enough to read as a strong green mass
'Kimberley Queen' Australian Sword Fern, Queen Fern (Nephrolepis obliterata) — 'Kimberley Queen' typically matures to 24 to 36 inches tall and equally wide
'Kimberley Queen' Australian Sword Fern, Queen Fern (Nephrolepis obliterata) — with each frond adding movement and vertical rhythm to shaded
'Kimberley Queen' Australian Sword Fern, Queen Fern (Nephrolepis obliterata) — forming a handsome mound that can stand on its own or provide structure among

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