Archive for the ‘Garden Plants > Ferns & Tree Ferns’ Category
Crested Golden Scaled Male Fern – Dryopteris affinis Cristata the King – Dryopteris affinis Cristata the King
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This variety has the brightest golden scales with each frond having heavily crested tips - a very unusual and distinct fern
Royal Fern available online at Eden Project Shop – Osmundo regalis
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The Royal Fern is a spectacular large growing fern that creates a dramatic effect where ever it is planted. It looks particularly effective when planted near water with its beautful fronds reflecting in the water. It can also be a striking feature in a mixed border.
Japanese Painted Fern – Athyrium nipponicum pictum syn. Mettalica – Athyrium nipponicum pictum syn. Mettalica
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The Japanese Painted Fern is a really distinctive small fern with silver-green fronds and a mid-rib flushed with maroon-purple which deepens in winter. A very striking fern that looks good in a mixed border or in a container.
The Male Fern – Dryopteris filix-mas Linearis polydactila – Dryopteris filix-mas Linearis polydactila
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A beautiful fern with narrow deeply dissected fronds. Ideal for underplanting large shrubs and trees but will also look great in a container.
Tree Fern – Dicksonia antartica
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Being one of the oldest plants in the world - this fern is the hardiest tree fern variety - It looks great when planted with smaller ferns.
Blood Red Fern – Dryopteris erythrosa – Dryopteris erythrosa
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So named for the coppery young growth of this evergreen fern have a blood red tinge when unfurling. This fern is really attractive especially when set against the mature green foliage and is ideal for a container.
Crested Buckler Fern – Dryopteris cristata – Dryopteris cristata
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A striking fern with narrow leaflets that are arranged in a ladder-like pattern. Looks lovely when planted under shrubs
The Sensitive Fern – Onoclea sensibilis – Onoclea sensibilis
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The Sensitive Fern has striking pinkish bronze foliage as it unfurls in spring before the foliage turns matt green. The foliage is very striking and adds interest under shrubs and trees. A good fern for a large container.
Siebold s wood fern – Dryopteris sieboldii – Dryopteris sieboldii
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A striking Japanese fern with pale green evergreen foliage. The foliage is boldly cut with two to three pairs and a long terminal pinnae. It is resembles our Hart's Tonque Fern. Great planted in groups where its foliage creates an interesting groundcover especially under shrubs and trees.
Golden Tree ferns available to buy online at the Eden Project Shop – Dicksonia fibrosa
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A slow-growing golden tree fern with delicate light green fronds, superbly architectural - needs protection from the frost and a bit of t.l.c.