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    HARDY FERNS
    HARDY FERNS
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    HARDY FERNS

    Commonly known as European chain fern

    Normal Hardy Ferns £14.50 each

    Extra savings on Any 3+ & Any 10+ multibuys

     

    Full Plant Details - Sun/Soil & other attributes
    • Pests & Diseases
      None.
    • Place of origin
      Atlantic islands, southwestern Europe.
    • Evergreen
      Arching, broadly lance-shaped, pinnate, dark-green fronds to 2m (6ft) tall.
    • Height
      1.8m (6ft)
    • Spread
      3m (10ft)
    • Fern
      Produces bulbils near the tips of the fronds.
    • Neutral soil preferred
      Moderately fertile.
    • Partial shade
      Shelter from cold, drying winds. Protect from frost with a dry winter mulch.
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    HARDY FERNS Matteuccia struthiopteris

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    • HARDY FERNS Adiantum pedatum
    Five-fingered maidenhair fern, Maidenhair fern
    deciduous fern with kidney-shaped pinnate mid-green fronds
     
    1.5 to 2 Litre
    £14.50
    Available late spring to early summer 2026
    Spring according to the Met Office is defined as March 1st - May 31st. Therefore late spring is mid-April onwards. This is not a guaranteed date but an estimate and subject to availability.
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    HARDY FERNS Asplenium trichomanes
    Maidenhair spleenwort
    Erect narrowly lance-shaped dark green fronds on dark brown stalks
     
    1.5 to 2 Litre
    £14.50
    Available again from June 2026
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    HARDY FERNS Athyrium filix-femina
    Lady fern
    hardy fern growing up to 4 feet
     
    1.5 to 2 Litre
    £14.50
    HARDY FERNS Blechnum fluviatile
    Scaly stalks and brownish-green short rounded leaves. A very distinctive and attractive species
     
    3 Litre
    £50.00
    Available again from SEPTEMBER / OCTOBER 2026
    Despatch will take place anytime between early September through to late October as stock becomes available.
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    HARDY FERNS Blechnum novae zelandiae
    Very distinct pink to red young foliage on fronds which become long and sweeping. Frost hardy
     
    3 Litre
    £50.00
    Available again from August 2026
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    HARDY FERNS Blechnum penna-marina
    Alpine water fern
    Forms an evergreen mat of dark green upright fronds, red-tinted when young
     
    1.5 to 2 Litre
    £14.50
    Available late spring to early summer 2026
    Spring according to the Met Office is defined as March 1st - May 31st. Therefore late spring is mid-April onwards. This is not a guaranteed date but an estimate and subject to availability.
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    HARDY FERNS Blechnum spicant
    Evergreen fern with tufts of lance-shaped dark green fronds
     
    1.5 to 2 Litre
    £14.50
    Available again from June 2026
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    HARDY FERNS Doodia aspera 'Rough Ruby'
    Hacksaw fern, Prickly rasp-fern
    Evergreen, tender fern. Dark green toothed fronds, reddish-pink when young
     
    1.5 to 2 Litre
    £14.50
    Available late spring to early summer 2026
    Spring according to the Met Office is defined as March 1st - May 31st. Therefore late spring is mid-April onwards. This is not a guaranteed date but an estimate and subject to availability.
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    HARDY FERNS Dryopteris cycadina
    Full shade for this semi-evergreen fern
     
    1.5 to 2 Litre
    £14.50
    Available late spring to early summer 2026
    Spring according to the Met Office is defined as March 1st - May 31st. Therefore late spring is mid-April onwards. This is not a guaranteed date but an estimate and subject to availability.
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    HARDY FERNS Dryopteris lepidopoda
    Buckler fern, Sunset fern
    Upright fern with colourful new foliage
     
    1.5 to 2 Litre
    £14.50
    Available late spring to early summer 2026
    Spring according to the Met Office is defined as March 1st - May 31st. Therefore late spring is mid-April onwards. This is not a guaranteed date but an estimate and subject to availability.
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    HARDY FERNS Polystichum braunii
    Braun's holly fern
    bright green feathered leaves
     
    1.5 to 2 Litre
    £14.50
    Available again from June 2026
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    HARDY FERNS Polystichum setiferum herrenhausen
    Soft shield fern
    3 pinnate fronds often with bulbils along the midribs of the fronds
     
    1.5 to 2 Litre
    £14.50
    Available again from June 2026
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