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    HARDY FERNS Dryopteris lepidopoda
    HARDY FERNS Dryopteris lepidopoda
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    HARDY FERNS Dryopteris lepidopoda

    Commonly known as Buckler fern, Sunset fern

    Upright fern with colourful new foliage
     
    Full Plant Details - Sun/Soil & other attributes
    • Good to know
      Thought to be D. wallichiana when first collected.
    • Pests & Diseases
      Scale insects
    • Place of origin
      Himalayas, China, Taiwan
    • Semi-evergreen
      Keeps some of its foliage all year, and will drop some leaves as well.
      Leaves emerge orange and pink, fading to green
    • Border
      Suitable for a shaded, sheltered border
    • Cottage garden
    • Town garden
    • Fully hardy
    • Height
      70cm (28in)
    • Spread
      50cm (20in)
    • Fern
      Erect, scaly rhizome.
    • Hardy - cold winter
      Hardy in most places throughout the UK even in severe winters. May not withstand open/exposed sites or central/northern locations. Plant can withstand temperatures down to -15°C (5°F)
    • Fertile moist well-drained soil
      Moist, humus-rich soil.
    • Partial shade
    • Mature Size
      70cm (28in)
      		 fern - guide for size not form Watering Can
        50cm (20in)
      		  
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