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Ferns for Dry Shade

 A lot of the native ferns are suitable for growing in situations that are dried out in summer by the moisture being taken by the tree canopy.
For a guide please click on the following link to view a "Guide to Ferns for Dry Shade".
Asplenium scolopendrium 'Cristatum'

Asplenium scolopendrium 'Cristatum'

  • Pot size: 2 Litre
  • Plant size: 45cm (18in)
  • Growing condition: Partial - full shade

Taller growing than the next but again very highly crested. Evergreen.
Price: £6.80

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Asplenium scolopendrium 'Muricata'

Asplenium scolopendrium 'Muricata'

  • Pot size: 9cm
  • Plant size: 15cm (6in)
  • Growing condition: Partial - full shade

A form with ruffled tops and serrated edges to the fronds. Evergreen.
Price: £4.50

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Dryopteris affinis 'Cristata' The King Fern AGM
  • Pot size: 2 Litre
  • Plant size: 75cm plus (32in plus)
  • Growing condition: Full shade

A magnificent fern with splendid crests and arching fronds, said to be the 'King of the British Ferns'. To 1.2m tall. Very effective in a pot against a north facing wall. Semi-evergreen.
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Dryopteris filix-mas 'Linearis Polydactyla' AGM

Dryopteris filix-mas 'Linearis Polydactyla' AGM
  • Pot size: 2 Litre
  • Plant size: 60cm (24in)
  • Growing condition: Full shade

Pinnae reduced to ribs with long terminal crests on this graceful open fern. Most offered in the trade are not true but are inferior forms. Deciduous.
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Dryopteris filix-mas 'Parsley'

Dryopteris filix-mas 'Parsley'

  • Pot size: 2 Litre
  • Plant size: 30cm (12in)
  • Growing condition: Full shade

A North American cultivar with very crested congested fronds which look like.....
Price: £6.50

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Polypodium vulgare 'Bifidomultifidum'

Polypodium vulgare 'Bifidomultifidum'

  • Pot size: 2 Litre
  • Plant size: 30cm (12in)
  • Growing condition: Full shade

Crested form of the native polypody, good ground cover particularly for dry shade. In common with other species looks best in Winter.
Price: £6.50

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Polystichum aculeatum AGM

  • Pot size: 2 Litre
  • Plant size: 45cm (18in)
  • Growing condition: Partial - full shade

Native hard shield fern with glossy stiff leathery fronds. Tolerant of most soils and happy with some chalk in the soil. Evergreen.


Price: £6.80

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Polystichum setiferum 'Divisilobum Wollaston'

Polystichum setiferum 'Divisilobum Wollaston'

  • Pot size: 2 Litre
  • Plant size: 60cm (24in)
  • Growing condition: Partial - full shade

Long and lacy fronds on this fine form. Evergreen. Good in dry shade.
Price: £6.50

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Polystichum setiferum 'Herrenhausen'

  • Pot size: 2 Litre
  • Plant size: 60cm (24in)
  • Growing condition: Partial - full shade

A fine divisilobum form of the soft shield fern. A beautiful, elegant form of this easy very tolerant fern even of dry soils.
Price: £6.80

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