Plant Name

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Dryopteris wallichiana

Common Name

Wallich's Wood Fern

Fern Type

Shielder Ferns, Buckler Ferns, Holly Ferns and their Relatives
 

Soil

Neutral to Acid sandy soil enriched with leaf mould or garden compost

Sun Aspect

Part Shade

Soil Moisture

Moist

Plant Type

Terrestrial Deciduous Fern

Height x Spread in feet

3 x 2.5

Foliage Colour and Shape/ Division

Shuttlecock of lance-shaped, 2-pinnate dark green fronds that are yellow-green when juvenile. Midribs are covered with dark brown or black scales giving a good colour contrast in the spring

Frond Length

24-40 inches

Comment

In its native state, this is a fern of the high mountains growing beneath the shelter of shrubs and trees. Plants form an open tussock with a small trunk and are notable for the strong flush of new fronds in the spring.

Photos from Bird and Read of Coblands Nurseries Ltd.

Available from Coblands Nurseries Ltd and Palmstead Nurseries Ltd.

Use of Fern

Use at back of shrub border.