Fern Foliage Trio
Common name: Japanese Shield Fern
Wonderfully versatile fronds for every corner
-5 to -10°C
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Ferns are the ideal easy-grow standby for shady spots in your garden. In this collection you receive three outstanding varieties which are going to enhance your garden because they combine size, texture, and colour for a lush and alluring foliage display. Your three ferns are: Dryopteris erythrosora 'Compacta' - colourful, semi-evergreen fern which is adaptable enough to grow in almost any situation. Young fronds emerge in a coppery-pink colour and then mature to a vibrant green. It holds an RHS Award of Garden Merit - an accolade which confirms its outstanding performance in the garden. Height and spread 60-75cm. Dryopteris wallichiana is a woodland fern which also holds the prestigious Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit for outstanding garden performance. Often called Wallich's Wood Fern, it is a hardy semi-evergreen fern which boasts beautiful bright green fronds, black stems, and brown and black bristly hairs. Height and spread 90cm. Athyrium niponicum 'Metallicum' is a beautiful deciduous fern boasting attractive grey-green fronds with a silvery flush and intriguing red, central area and mid-rib. Pretty arching stems make lacy rosettes reaching 45cm high with a spread of 60cm.
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Key Information
| Included In this Collection | Dryopteris Erythrosora 9cm pot | Athyrium niponicum Metallicum 9cm pot | Dryopteris wallichiana 9cm pot |
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| Latin Name | Dryopteris erythrosora | ||
| Common Name | Japanese Shield Fern | ||
| Hardiness | H4 (-5 to -10°C) | ||
| Type | Perennial | ||
| Format | 9cm Pots | ||
| Position | Full-Shade, Full-Sun, Part-Shade, Part-Sun | ||
| Foliage | Semi-Evergreen | ||
| Height in Maturity (m) | 0.75 | ||
| Spread in Maturity (m) | 0.60 | ||
| AGM | Yes | ||
| Soil Conditions | Chalk Clay Loam Sand | ||
| Soil Acidity | Acid Alkaline Neutral | ||
| Aspect | East-facing, North-facing, South-facing, West-facing | ||
| Good for pots | Yes | ||
| Good for Rockeries | Yes | ||
| Good for groundcover | Yes |
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