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Dryopteris lepidopoda

Dryopteris lepidopoda

Sunset Fern, Scaly Foot Fern

Size: ex 1.5L pot

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£7.99

Quick Overview

New growth is a stunning pinkish orange
Delicate bipinnate fronds
Shade or partial shade
Fully hardy

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Description

Dryopteris lepidopoda, Sunset Fern or Scaly Foot Fern is a stunning hardy fern from Asia which - like Dryopteris erythrosora - has startling pinkish orange new growth as the fronds emerge, slowly fading to green. A hardy, very cold-tolerant fern it is found at high elevations across Asia from the Himalayas, through China to Taiwan.

A choice, highly desirable fern that should be grown more often.

Additional Information

Order	Polypodiales
Family	Dryopteridaceae
Sub-Family	No
Synonyms	Dryopteris filix-mas subsp. khasiana, Dryopteris junlianensis, Dryopteris lepidopoda var. phaeocoma, Dryopteris longistipes, Dryopteris nigra, Dryopteris paleacea var. khasiana, Dryopteris placea var. khasiana, Dryopteris taiwanicola, Nephrodium filix-mas var. khasiana, Nephrodium parallelogrammum f. khasiana
Geographical Origin	Asia
Cultivation	Moist humus-rich organic soil. Shade or dappled shade
Eventual Height	60 cm
Eventual Spread	60 cm
Hardiness	Fully hardy. Semi-deciduous in very cold weather