Bladder Fern

Bladder Fern (Cystopteris) - The cultivated kinds of this native group are small elegant Ferns of delicate fragile texture. They grow on rocks and walls, chiefly in mountainous districts. The best-known are: C. fragilis, which has finely-cut fronds about 6 inches high. It is of easy culture, succeeding in an ordinary border, though seen to best advantage on shady parts of the rock garden in a well-drained soil. There are two or three varieties, Dickieana being the best. C. alpina is much smaller, and when once established not difficult to cultivate or increase, but more affected by excessive moisture than C. fragilis. A sheltered situation in a well-drained part of the rock garden suits it. C. montana is another elegant plant requiring the same treatment as C. fragilis.

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