Ferns Suitable for Dry Shade.

Asplenium scolopendrium 'Cristatum'
Taller growing than the next but again very highly crested. Evergreen, to 1'.

Price: £4.25

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Dryopteris affinis 'Cristata' The King Fern
A magnificent fern with splendid crests and arching fronds, said to be the 'King of the British Ferns'. To 4' tall. Very effective in a pot against a north facing wall. . Semi-evergreen.

Price: £4.20

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1 litre (+£0.00)

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Dryopteris filix-mas 'Linearis Polydactyla'
Pinnae reduced to ribs with long terminal crests on this graceful open fern. To 3' tall eventually. Most offered in the trade are not true but inferior forms. 1 litre deep pots. Deciduous.
Price: £4.20

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Dryopteris filix-mas 'Parsley'
A North American cultivar with very crested congested fronds which look like.....
Price: £4.20

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Polypodium vulgare 'Bifidomultifidum'
Crested form of the native polypody, good ground cover particularly for dry shade. In common with other species looks best in Winter.
Price: £4.20

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

Price: £4.20

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Polystichum setiferum 'Divisilobum Wollaston'
Long and lacy fronds on this fine form. Evergreen.
Price: £4.20

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Polystichum setiferum 'Herrenhausen'
Quite a leathery fronded variety, dark green, fronds tend to go up at 45 degrees.

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Ferns for Dry Shade

Asplenium scolopendrium 'Cristatum'

Dryopteris affinis 'Cristata' The King Fern

Dryopteris filix-mas 'Linearis Polydactyla'

Dryopteris filix-mas 'Parsley'

Polypodium vulgare 'Bifidomultifidum'

Polystichum aculeatum AGM

Polystichum setiferum 'Divisilobum Wollaston'

Polystichum setiferum 'Herrenhausen'