Family - Dryopteridaceae
Category - Fern
Origin - Japan
Season of Interest - Spring, Summer, Autumn
Hardiness - H4
Height - Up to 45cm
Width - 50cm
Location - The Woodland Walk
Description: A clump-forming, semi-Evergreen fern. The arching, dark green fronds are bipinnate with triangular leaflets and have a rigid, plastic-like texture. Although this fern can reach up to 45cm in height, each frond can reach up to 60cm in length. Slow growing.
Synonym - Arachniodes pseudoaristata
Leathery, dark green, bipinnate fronds with triangular leaflets.
Foliage Senescence: Semi-evergreen
Foliage Shape: Bipinnate, triangular leaflets
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Best in partial shade to shade in rich, fertile, moisture-retentive soil that is well-drained.