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Cystopteris fragilis Fragile fern Fragile fern is a small, airy plant with bright green, frilly fronds. It is one of the first ferns to send up fiddleheads in the spring.

Sun: part to full shade
Soil: rich loam, neutral to acidic
Moisture: moist
Height: 6-10 inches
Uses: Tuck individual plants into crevices in a rock garden, or plant in drifts as groundcover. Although the fronds break easily—the reason for the "fragile" in its name—the plant quickly produces new fronds. The plant goes dormant during dry spells but reemerges when conditions are favorable again.

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