Ferns Suitable for Dry Shade.

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Asplenium scolopendrium 'Cristatum'

Pot size: 1 Litre
Plant ultimate height: 30cm (12in)
Growing condition: Partial - full shade
Flowering season: N/A to N/A

Very highly crested and evergreen.

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Price: (3 or more plants) £7.50

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Dryopteris filix-mas 'Linearis Polydactyla' AGM

Pot size: 9cm
Plant ultimate height: 60cm (24in)
Growing condition: Full shade
Flowering season: N/A to N/A

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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Price: (3 or more plants) £6.50

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1. Dryopteris affinis 'Cristata The King' AGM

2. Polystichum setiferum 'Herrenhausen'

3. Asplenium scolopendrium 'Cristatum'

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Dryopteris affinis 'Cristata The King' AGM

Pot size: 1 Litre
Plant ultimate height: 75cm plus (32in plus)
Growing condition: Partial - full shade
Flowering season: N/A to N/A

A truly magnificent fern with splendid crests and arching fronds, said to be the 'King of the British Ferns'. In time, to 1.2m tall. Very effective in a pot against a north facing wall. Semi-evergreen.

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1. Polystichum setiferum 'Herrenhausen'

2. Polystichum setiferum 'Divisilobum Wollaston'

3. Dryopteris affinis 'Pinderi'

Dryopteris affinis 'Pinderi'

Pot size: 1 Litre
Plant ultimate height: 75cm plus (32in plus)
Growing condition: Partial - full shade
Flowering season: N/A to N/A

Narrow fronds on this strong growing affinis form. As with all affinis cultivars very good in dry shade.

Price: (2 or fewer plants) £9.00
Price: (3 or more plants) £8.50

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1. Dryopteris affinis 'Cristata The King' AGM

2. Polystichum setiferum 'Divisilobum Wollaston'

3. Polystichum setiferum 'Herrenhausen'

Polypodium vulgare 'Bifidomultifidum'

Pot size: 9cm
Plant ultimate height: 30cm (12in)
Growing condition: Full shade
Flowering season: N/A to N/A

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

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Price: (3 or more plants) £6.50

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People who bought this item also bought:

1. Asplenium scolopendrium 'Cristatum'

2. Polystichum setiferum 'Divisilobum Wollaston'

3. Dryopteris affinis 'Pinderi'

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Polystichum aculeatum AGM

Pot size: 1.5 litre
Plant ultimate height: 60cm (24in)
Growing condition: Partial - full shade
Flowering season: N/A to N/A

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

Price: (2 or fewer plants) £10.00
Price: (3 or more plants) £9.50

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People who bought this item also bought:

1. Dryopteris affinis 'Cristata The King' AGM

2. Polystichum setiferum AGM

Polystichum setiferum 'Divisilobum Wollaston'

Pot size: 9cm
Plant ultimate height: 60cm (24in)
Growing condition: Partial - full shade
Flowering season: N/A to N/A

Long and lacy fronds on this fine form. Evergreen. Good in dry shade.

Price: (2 or fewer plants) £7.00
Price: (3 or more plants) £6.50

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People who bought this item also bought:

1. Dryopteris affinis 'Cristata The King' AGM

2. Polystichum setiferum 'Herrenhausen'

3. Dryopteris affinis 'Pinderi'

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Polystichum setiferum 'Herrenhausen'

Pot size: 1 Litre
Plant ultimate height: 60cm (24in)
Growing condition: Partial - full shade
Flowering season: N/A to N/A

A fine divisilobum form of the soft shield fern. A beautiful, elegant form of this easy very tolerant fern even of dry soils. Makes a very good subject for a container.

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People who bought this item also bought:

1. Dryopteris affinis 'Cristata The King' AGM

2. Polystichum setiferum 'Divisilobum Wollaston'

3. Dryopteris affinis 'Pinderi'

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