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Athyrium filix-femina Lady in Red
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Lady Fern Lady In Red A very attractive form of the lady fern, Athyrium filix-femina subsp. angustum f. rubellum Lady In Red is a graceful, deciduous fern with a lovely clump-forming, ‘shuttlecock’ habit, perfect for a shady corner of the garden. The lacy fronds are light green, with bright red stipes (stems), particularly striking in spring as...
Athyrium niponicum pictum Metallicum
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Japanese Painted Fern 'Metallicum' A cultivar of the Japanese painted fern, Athyrium niponicum var. Pictum Metallicum differs in having an almost silvery colouring, again with the subtly plum-coloured mid-rib. A small to medium-sized, deciduous fern with the same delicate habit and leaves, it can bring a splash of brightness to deep shade, whet...
Athyrium niponicum var. pictum Red Beauty
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Japanese Painted Fern Red Beauty Also known as the painted lady fern, Athyrium niponicum var. pictum Red Beauty is an exceptionally beautiful, US-bred fern for shadier areas. It’s a rosette-forming, deciduous fern with graceful, deeply divided, grey-green fronds, 14”/35cm long, with wine-red mid-ribs and stems, less strongly coloured in summer. ...
Cyathea Australis
Cyathea Australis
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Rough Tree-Fern From SE Australia, Cyathea australis is a handsome tree-fern, with a cluster of long arching fronds on top of a brown trunk, rough with the scaly bases of fallen leaves. The fronds are deep green with paler undersides. Reaching 20’ x 20’ (6x6m) in the wild, the rough tree-fern can be kept much smaller if grown in a pot, which is ...
Cyrtomium fortunei
Cyrtomium fortunei
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Japanese Holly Fern Found in Japan, Korea and parts of China, Cyrtomium fortunei is a hardy, semi-evergreen fern with an upright ‘shuttlecock’ habit, black stems and unusual, broad, rather holly-like ‘leaflets’ on the fronds. These are bright green and glossy, turning darker as they age. The Japanese holly fern is slightly exotic-looking and ve...
Dryopteris affinis Crispa Gracilis
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Scaly Male Fern Crispa Gracilis An adaptable, low-maintenance fern for partial shade, Dryopteris affinis Crispa Gracilis is a semi-evergreen perennial fern with a shuttlecock habit, smaller than the species. In very mild areas it will remain evergreen. The fronds are pale green with golden-brown scales on the stems, and are elaborately crested, ...
Dryopteris atrata
Dryopteris atrata
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Shaggy Shield Fern From the highlands and forests of east Asia, Dryopteris atrata is a tall, tough, hardy fern which forms a shuttlecock of elegant, upright fronds, semi-evergreen in Irish conditions. The heavily divided, dark green fronds are covered in tiny, brownish-black hairs or scales, giving them their shaggy name. Shaggy shield fern is ...
Dryopteris championii
Dryopteris championii
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Champion’s Wood Fern A very hardy fern from South Korea, Japan and China, Dryopteris championii is named for an English botanist who brought it back from China. Champion’s wood fern is a tough, clump-forming, evergreen fern which forms a rosette of upright fronds with reddish-brown scales on the stems. The heavily divided, upright fronds are a d...
Dryopteris dilatata Lepidota Cristata
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Broad Buckler Fern Lepidota Cristata A beautiful, adaptable plant for a partially shady garden, Dryopteris dilatata Lepidota Cristata is a large, rhizomatous, rosette-forming, semi-evergreen fern with an upright, shuttlecock-like habit. The deep green, triangular to lance-shaped fronds are finely divided with crested tips, giving a lovely, light...
Dryopteris erythrosora
Dryopteris erythrosora
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Japanese Wood Fern Sometimes called the autumn fern because of the colour of its young leaves in spring, Dryopteris erythrosora is a medium-sized, slow-growing, semi-evergreen, clump-forming fern, very tolerant as to soil and aspect. The young fronds emerge coppery pink, contrasting attractively with the deep green of the mature leaves. The idea...
Dryopteris erythrosora Brilliance
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Copper Shield Fern Brilliance Also known as autumn fern Brilliance, for its vivid spring and spore colour, Dryopteris erythrosora Brilliance is an evergreen, slow-growing, clump-forming fern with a shuttlecock-like habit. The emerging growth in spring forms pink croziers, opening to bright reddish-copper fronds, with divided leaflets, which matu...
Dryopteris filix-mas Cristata
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Crested Male Fern A compact form of the native Irish male fern, Dryopteris filix-mas has crested tips to the fronds and their individual ‘leaflets’, giving a ruffled appearance. The fronds emerge as light green ‘croziers’ in spring, maturing to mid-green in summer. Crested male fern is a semi-evergreen, clump-forming fern which is extremely hard...
Dryopteris filix-mas Linearis Polydactyla
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Male Fern Linearis Polydactyla A very graceful yet highly adaptable fern, Dryopteris filix-mas Linearis Polydactyla is a large, deciduous, perennial fern with an upright, shuttlecock habit and lightly arching fronds, particularly good with foliage plants like hostas. The fronds are light green and lance-shaped, and the pinnae (leaflets) are spac...
Dryopteris lepidopoda
Dryopteris lepidopoda
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Sunset Fern Also known as the scaly-foot fern for its unusual scaly rhizome, Dryopteris lepidopoda is grown particularly for its lovely, changing colour. It’s a vigorous, semi-evergreen, clump-forming fern with a shuttlecock-like habit and divided fronds. The emerging growth in spring is pinkish-orange, turning bronze, then pale green before mat...
Dryopteris sieboldii
Dryopteris sieboldii
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Siebold’s Wood Fern An unusual Japanese fern, Dryopteris sieboldii is unlike other Dryopteris species in having undivided pinnae or leaflets. These are a bluish-green, and look lovely with glaucous hostas. A medium-sized, slow-growing semi-evergreen fern, it is a very useful textural plant and particularly attractive grown against stone. Althoug...
Dryopteris wallichiana
Dryopteris wallichiana
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Wallich’s Wood Fern A striking, handsome fern from the Himalayas, Dryopteris wallichiana is a tall, vigorous, clump-forming, semi-evergreen fern with an elegant, upright, ‘shuttlecock’ habit. The young fronds emerge bright yellowish-green, contrasting well with the dark brown, scaly stems and mid-ribs, and then turn a good mid-green. Though not ...
Osmunda regalis
Osmunda regalis
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Royal Fern Living up to its regal name, Osmunda regalis is a very tall, deciduous, clump-forming fern, an Irish native once common in the west of Ireland. The emerging fronds are tinted copper, extending to brilliant green in summer, and colouring bronze, rust and snuff-coloured before dying back in autumn. Unusually, its spores are carried on ...
Polypodium vulgare
Polypodium vulgare
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Common Polypody A familiar and charming, native Irish fern, Polypodium vulgare will colonise dry-stone walls, and in wetter areas, trees. It’s an evergreen, slowly spreading, mat-forming fern with rather narrow, pointed, divided, deep green, leathery fronds. These are up to 3”/8cm long, often shorter, and are sometimes not divided all the way do...
Polystichum braunii
Polystichum braunii
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Braun’s Holly Fern A very attractive fern for shade, Polystichum braunii is an evergreen (semi-evergreen in cold areas) perennial fern with a dense, upright, arching, shuttlecock habit, particularly good in a woodland planting. The narrow, feathery, lance-shaped fronds are very divided, emerging silvery and turning bright green and glossy, with ...
Polystichum munitum
Polystichum munitum
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Western Sword Fern From the NW United States, Polystichum munitum is a very large, handsome, evergreen clump-forming fern, with a spreading ‘shuttlecock’ habit and narrow, leathery, dark-green fronds with bristly tips. It is very hardy, robust and reliable, tolerating poor soil and retaining its good looks even in hot, dry weather, and will even...