General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Fern
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Partial or Dappled Shade
Partial Shade to Full Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Soil pH Preferences: Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 6a -23.3 °C (-10 °F) to -20.6 °C (-5 °F)
Plant Height: 1 to 2 feet
Plant Spread: 1 to 2 feet
Leaves: Semi-evergreen
Underground structures: Rhizome
Uses: Groundcover
Resistances: Drought tolerant
Propagation: Other methods: Division
Containers: Needs excellent drainage in pots

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Common names
  • Wood Fern
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Dryopteris stewartii
  • Synonym: Dryopteris odontoloma

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Location: RHS Harlow Carr, Yorkshire, UK
Date: 2018-05-05

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