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Add presence to forgotten parts of your gardenIn our view, ferns are the first plants to reach for when faced with filling a shady spot in the garden, particularly evergreen species. Not only are ferns wonderfully easy to grow, the huge variety in their forms, sizes and textures means they can be combined to create a lush and interesting foliage display. Perfect to brighten up a shady spot in your garden, a full and impressive planting scheme can be achieved very quickly. All prefer to be grown in moist, humus-rich soil in full or partial shade.Collection comprises; Cyrtomium fortunei AGM – handsome, arching, graceful fronds bear glossy, almost holly-like leaves, forming an attractive rosette. Reaching a height and spread of 60cm, it is hardy to -5 C and prefers moist, humus-rich soil in full or partial shade. Phyllitis scolopendrium – the hart’s tongue fern with upright stems, forming dense rosettes of big, glossy, evergreen tongue-like fronds, height 60cm, spread 45cm. Hardy to -20 C Polystichum munitum AGM – slender arching fronds with fascinating almost feathery leaf segments curve, creating a dramatic rosette, height and spread up to 1.2m. Fully hardy to below -20 C.
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Key Information
Included In this Collection | Cyrtomium fortunei 9cm pot | Phyllitis scolopendrium P9 | Polystichum munitum 9cm Pot |
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Latin Name | Cyrtomium fortunei 9cm pot | ||
Common Name | Fortune’s cyrtomium | ||
Hardiness | H3 (-1 to -5°C) | ||
Type | Perennial | ||
Format | 9cm Pots | ||
Position | Full-Shade, Part-Shade, Part-Sun | ||
Foliage | Evergreen | ||
Height in Maturity (m) | 0.60 | ||
Spread in Maturity (m) | 0.60 | ||
AGM | Yes | ||
Soil Conditions | Chalk Clay Loam Sand | ||
Soil Acidity | Acid Alkaline Neutral | ||
Aspect | East-facing, South-facing, West-facing | ||
Good for pots | Yes | ||
Good for Rockeries | Yes | ||
Good for groundcover | Yes |