Dryopteris wallichiana

Wallich's Wood Fern, Alpine Wood Fern
Size
ex 2L pot
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Quick Overview
  • Very large upright shuttlecock shape
  • Robust vigourous fern
  • Shade or partial shade
  • Fully hardy
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Dryopteris wallichiana, Wallich's Wood Fern or Alpine Wood Fern is a robust hardy fern with large upright fronds that form a stunning architectural shuttlecock shape. Larger than many ground ferns, Dryopteris wallichiana has impressive emerging croziers covered in dark bristly scales that unfurl in Spring. The bi-pinnate fronds are a lush emerald green and when planted en masse transform a shady garden into a primevil prehistoric setting.

It is a rugged fern, and reasonably tolerant of periods of dry conditions but ideally grown in semi-shade with a moist humus-rich substrate


Additional Information

Order Polypodiales
Family Dryopteridaceae
Synonyms Aspidium crinitum, Aspidium filix-mas var. paleaceum, Aspidium filix-mas f. paleaceum, Aspidium filix-mas var. parallelogrammum, Aspidium paleaceum, Aspidium parallelogrammum, Aspidium patentissimum, Aspidium wallichianum, Dichasium parallelogrammum, Dichasium patentissimum, Dryopteris cyrtolepis, Dryopteris cyrtolepis var. doiana, Dryopteris cyrtolepis var. typica, Dryopteris doiana, Dryopteris doniana, Dryopteris filix-mas var. crinita, Dryopteris filix-mas var. paleacea, Dryopteris filix-mas subsp. paleacea, Dryopteris filix-mas var. parallelogramma, Dryopteris filix-mas var. parallelogramma, Dryopteris filix-mas subsp. parallelogramma, Dryopteris filix-mas subsp. patentissima, Dryopteris himalaica, Dryopteris paleacea, Dryopteris parallelogramma, Dryopteris patentissima, Dryopteris quatanensis, Dryopteris ursipes, Dryopteris wallichiana var. himalaica, Dryopteris wallichiana var. wallichiana, Lastrea filix-mas var. paleacea, Lastrea filix-mas var. parallelogramma, Lastrea filix-mas var. patentissima, Lastrea paleacea, Lastrea parallelogramma, Lastrea patentissima, Nephrodium filix-mas var. paleaceum, Nephrodium filix-mas f. paleaceum, Nephrodium filix-mas var. parallelogrammum, Nephrodium filix-mas var. patentissimum, Nephrodium parallelogrammum, Nephrodium parallelogrammum f. patentissimum, Nephrodium patentissimum
Geographical Origin Himalayas, Hawaii, South America, Mexico
Cultivation Moist humus-rich organic soil. Shade or dappled shade. Water well in summer but tolerates some dry spells
Eventual Height 1.8m
Eventual Spread 1.8m
Hardiness Fully hardy
Dryopteris wallichiana
Wallich's Wood Fern, Alpine Wood Fern
Size
ex 2L pot
Availability: Sold Out
£9.99
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