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FERNS
From the unfurling croziers in spring through many shades of green to the reds and browns of autumn ferns provide their own colours and textures in cool shady places where most flowering plants would fail.
ATHYRIUM, Woodsiaceae.
nipponicum pictum ‘Red Beauty’ New form of the Japanese Painted Fern, lovely blue-grey marbled fronds on brighter red stems to 15” £3.80
BLECHNUM, Blechnaceae.
chilense Vigorous ground covering fern for damp soil, our collection from S. Chile has long dark green fronds with wrinkled leaflets giving a distinctive texture, 3’, divisions £4.50
penna-marina This evergreen ground cover fern soon makes a 6” deep carpet of rich green narrow fronds, ideal for covering the ground between larger plants or running through rock work, divisions £3.20
DRYOPTERIS, Dryopteridaceae.
erythrosera Coppery pink young fronds maturing dark green, lovely colouring, 18”, litres £4.20
OSMUNDA, Osmundaceae.
regalis purpurascens Scarce form of the native Royal Fern with coppery pink new growth, the handsome mature fronds can be 5’ long and colour well in autumn, moist soil £3.50
POLYPODIUM, Polypodiaceae.
vulgare ‘Cornubiense’ Mat-forming fern at its most spring-like in July when the deeply cut lacy fronds are fresh green, rich green all winter, 12”, divisions £3.20
POLYSTICHUM, Dryopteridaceae.
setiferum ‘Plumosodensum’ Mossy Soft Shield Fern, incredibly finely divided fronds create a mossy effect, tolerates drier sunnier positions than most ferns, 18’’ £2.80
WOODWARDIA, Blechnaceae.
fimbriata The Giant Chain Fern is a rare large evergreen species making an upright dark green clump of boldly cut fronds, 5’ £3.50
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