Dryopteris sieboldii
(Siebold's Wood Fern)

Family - Dryopteridaceae
Category - Fern
Origin - Japan, Taiwan
Season of Interest - Spring, Summer, Autumn
Hardiness - H6
Height - 40cm
Width - 30cm
Location - The Stumpery

Description: A distinctive Evergreen fern. Grey-green to mid-green fronds are pinnate with oblong to lanceolate pinnae (leaflets). The fronds have a leathery texture and are produced from slowly spreading rhizomes.

Award of Garden Merit (AGM).

Additional common name - Asian Wood Fern

Foliage:

Leathery grey-green to mid-green fronds are pinnate with oblong to lanceolate pinnae (leaflets).

Foliage Senescence: Evergreen

Foliage Shape: Pinnate with oblong to lanceolate leaflets

Propagation:

Division, spores.

Cultivation:

Best in a sheltered position in partial shade to shade in fertile, moisture-retentive soil that is well-drained.