Echter Wurmfarn

Wurmfarn vertreibt Ungeziefer - und hält Obst länger frisch!

Diese Eigenschaften macht(e) man sich zunutze und verwendet(e) ihn

• bei der Einlagerung von Äpfeln. Sie werden auf Farnblättern gelagert. Man steckt sie auch dazwischen oder legt sie auf die Äpfel.
• Farn wurde für Matratzenfüllungen genutzt. 
• Er ist immer noch ein sinnvoller Bestandteil von Kräuterkissenfüllungen.

Landscape Uses:Border, Container, Ground cover, Massing, Rock garden, Specimen, Woodland garden. Prefers an acid to neutral soil, succeeding in ordinary fertile soil in a shady position. Succeeds in poor soils. Succeeds in full sun but grows best in a shady position with only 2 - 3 hours sun per day. Tolerates a pH range from 4.5 to 7. Dislikes heavy clay. Prefers a good supply of water at its roots but succeeds in dry shade and tolerates drought when it is established. A very hardy plant, tolerating temperatures down to about -30°c, the plant remains evergreen in the milder areas of Britain. Members of this genus are rarely if ever troubled by browsing deer. An aggregate species. There are many named forms, selected for their ornamental value. Special Features: Attractive foliage, North American native, Wetlands plant, Attracts butterflies, There are no flowers or blooms.

Edible Parts: Leaves Root Edible Uses: Young fronds - cooked. A flavour resembling asparagus, broccoli and artichokes. Some caution is advised, see the notes above on toxicity. The rhizomes can be eaten raw or cooked. They were eaten raw as part of a regime for losing weight.

Compost Potash Tannin A compost of fern leaves is very beneficial on tree seed beds, aiding germination. The ashes of the plant are rich in potash and has been used in making soap and glass. An effective ground cover plant. Although it is usually deciduous, its decaying fronds make a good weed-suppressing mulch in the winter. Space the plants about 60cm apart each way. The roots contain about 10% tannin.

Heimisch: Afghanistan, Albania, Alberta, Algeria, Altay, Arizona, Austria, Baleares, Baltic States, Beitstad, Belarus, Belgium, British Columbia, Bulgaria, Buryatiya, California, Central European Russia, Chita, Colorado, Corse, Czechia-Slovakia, Denmark, East European Russia, Finland, Flanders, France, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Greenland, Hungary, Iceland, Idaho, Illinois, Iran, Ireland, Irkutsk, Italy, Kazakhstan, Kentucky, Kirgizstan, Kriti, Krym, Labrador, Maine, Mexico Northeast, Michigan, Montana, Morocco, NW. Balkan Pen., Netherlands, Nevada, New Brunswick, New Hampshire, New Mexico, New York, Newfoundland, North America, North Caucasus, North European Russia, Northwest European Russia, Norway, Nova Scotia, Oklahoma, Ontario, Oregon, Pakistan, Pennsylvania, Poland, Portugal, Québec, Rhode I., Romania, Saskatchewan, Sicilia, South Dakota, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Texas, Transcaucasus, Tunisia, Tuva, Türkiye, Türkiye-in-Europe, Ukraine, Utah, Uzbekistan, Vermont, Washington, West Himalaya, West Siberia, Wisconsin, Wyoming, Xinjiang, Yakutiya Eingeführt: Argentina South, Chatham Is., Virginia