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Tender Brake, Trembling Brake, Australian Brake, Australian Bracken, Tender Brake Fern

Pteristremula

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Genus

Pteris (TARE-iss)

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Species

tremula (TREM-yoo-luh)

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Synonym

Sun Exposure

Light Shade

Foliage

Grown for foliage

Deciduous

Height

24-36 in. (60-90 cm)

36-48 in. (90-120 cm)

Spacing

Unknown - Tell us

Hardiness

USDA Zone 8a: to -12.2 °C (10 °F)

USDA Zone 8b: to -9.4 °C (15 °F)

USDA Zone 9a: to -6.6 °C (20 °F)

USDA Zone 9b: to -3.8 °C (25 °F)

USDA Zone 10a: to -1.1 °C (30 °F)

USDA Zone 10b: to 1.7 °C (35 °F)

Danger

Unknown - Tell us

Bloom Color

Inconspicuous/none

Bloom Time

N/A

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Cretaceous

El Sobrante, CA (Zone 9b) | April 2007 | neutral

Native to Australia, New Zealand, and Fiji.

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