Fern

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Plant Name Description
ASPLENIUM scolopendrium Evergreen fern with nicely cut leaves. Prefers a shady situation. Ht 45-70cm, Sp 60cm.
ATHYRIUM filix-femina Variable deciduous fern. Light green upright fronds arching with age sometimes with red-brown stalks. Ht 1m, Sp 80cm.
ATHYRIUM nipponicum 'Pictum' Hardy deciduous fern with purplish-red stalks and metallic silver-grey leaf segments. Ht to 30cm, Sp indefinite.
BLECHNUM penna-marina Evergreen tufted fern with dark green fronds. Requires acid soil. Ht 15cm, Sp Indefinite.
BLECHNUM spicant Spreading evergreen fern with tufts of lance-shaped dark green fronds. Ht 40cm, Sp 60cm or more.
CYRTOMIUM fortunei 'Clivicola' Evergreen fern with erect pale green fronds and broadly sickle shaped pinnae. Ht 60 cm, Sp 40cm.
DRYOPTERIS affinis 'Cristata The King' Very handsome almost evergreen fern with arching dark green fronds which have crested tips. Ht/Sp 90cm.
DRYOPTERIS affinis 'Gracilis' syn. 'Crispa congesta'. Compact evergreen fern with attractive congested fronds having twisted tips Ht/Sp 30cm.
DRYOPTERIS 'Crispa' Evergreen fern with dark green fronds. Ht/Sp 40cm.
DRYOPTERIS filix-mas Rhizomatous deciduous fern (Male) forming a large clump of lance shaped mid green fronds. Ht/Sp 1.2m.
DRYOPTERIS filix-mas 'Crispa Cristata' Deciduous fern forming a large clump of mid-green crested and crisped fronds. Ht 60cm, Sp 45cm
DRYOPTERIS filix-mas 'Linearis Polydactyla' Deciduous fern forming a large clump of mid- green crested fronds. Ht.70cm.
DRYOPTERIS wallichiana Deciduous fern with an erect rhyzome and a shuttlecock of dark green fronds. Midribs have brown/black scales. Ht 1m, Sp 75cm.
MATTEUCIA orientalis Hardy deciduous fern with spreading light green lance-shaped fronds which become darker with age. Ideal for damp sites. Ht 80cm, Sp 90cm.
MATTEUCIA struthiopteris Lance-shaped pale green sterile fronds appear in spring followed by dark brown fertile fronds late summer. Ht 1.7m, Sp to 1m.
OSMUNDA regalis Deciduous, dense clumps with bright green fronds, suitable for damp places and watersides. Majestic species. Ht 1-1.5m.
OSMUNDA regalis 'Purpurascens Deciduous fern. Dense tufts of red-purple-flushed fronds in spring turn bright green producing brown tassel-like tips. Ht/Sp 1.2m
POLYPODIUM vulgare Terrestrial evergreen fern with lance shaped pinnate leathery dark green fronds. Ht 30cm, Sp indefinite.
POLYSTICHUM polyblepharum Evergreen fern with lance-shaped dark green fronds covered with golden hairs. Grows in the form of a 'shuttlecock'. Ht 70cm, Sp 90cm.
POLYSTICHUM setiferum 'Congestum' Evergreen fern with finely cut soft deep-green upright arching fronds. The overlapping leaflets make a dense clump. Ht 30cm.
POLYSTICHUM setiferum 'Dahlem' Terrestrial evergreen fern with erect dark green fronds. Protect crown from excessive winter wet. Ht 75cm, Sp 45cm.
POLYSTICHUM setiferum 'Herrenhausen' Terrestrial evergreen fern with soft broad spreading dark green fronds. Ht 50cm, Sp 90cm.
POLYSTICHUM setiferum 'Plumosum Densum' Evergreen terrestrial fern with overlapping leaflets giving a moss-like appearance. Ht/Sp 70cm.
POLYSTICHUM setiferum 'Proliferum' Evergreen fern with finely dissected fronds producing a 'filigree' effect. Ht/Sp 40cm.
WOODSIA obtusa Small tufted deciduous terrestrial or rock-dwelling fern. Crown should be above ground level surrounded by small stones. Prefers acid soil.

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