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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".
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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.


Price: (2 or fewer plants) £8.50
Price: (3 or more plants) £7.95


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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.


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'
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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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Price: (3 or more plants) £7.95


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People who bought this item also bought:
1. Polystichum setiferum 'Herrenhausen'
2. Polystichum setiferum 'Proliferum Wollaston'
3. Dryopteris affinis 'Pinderi'
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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People who bought this item also bought:
1. Dryopteris affinis 'Cristata The King' AGM
2. Polystichum setiferum 'Proliferum Wollaston'
3. Polystichum setiferum 'Herrenhausen'
Polypodium vulgare 'Bifidomultifidum'

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.


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. Asplenium scolopendrium 'Cristatum'
2. Polystichum setiferum 'Proliferum 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 'Proliferum Wollaston'

Polystichum setiferum 'Proliferum Wollaston'

  • Pot size: 1 Litre
  • 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) £8.00
Price: (3 or more plants) £7.80


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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.


Price: (2 or fewer plants) £8.50
Price: (3 or more plants) £8.00


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People who bought this item also bought:
1. Dryopteris affinis 'Cristata The King' AGM
2. Polystichum setiferum 'Proliferum Wollaston'
3. Dryopteris affinis 'Pinderi'
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