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This award-winning Collection will add colour and drama to your garden. Low maintenance and versatile these ferns will add colour and interest to areas that can sometimes be tricky. The more compact varieties are suitable for underplanting shrubs, taller varieties will add architecture to borders and beds.All 3 varieties have received the RHS Award of Garden Merit for outstanding performance in the garden.Collection includes: Matteuccia struthiopteris – Height 1.8m, spread 90cm. Huge, bright green, shuttlecock-like fronds unfurl each spring, naturalising easily if left. Prefers humus-rich, moist, well-drained, neutral to slightly acidic soil, in partial or light dappled shade. Hardy, herbaceous perennial.Polystichum polyblepharum – Height 80cm, spread 90cm. Evergreen finely divided, ferny foliage with a coating of golden hairs when young. Prefers full or partial shade and fertile, well-drained soil. Fully hardy perennial. Osmunda regalis – Height 2.5m, spread 4m. A stunning giant fern. Lush, leaves unfurl to make bright green fronds turning bronze in autumn. Prefers moist soil in sun or shade. Fully hardy perennial.
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Key Information
| Included In this Collection | Osmunda Regalis 9cm pot | Matteuccia struthiopteris P9 | Polystichum Polyblepharum 9cm Pot |
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| Latin Name | Osmunda Regalis 9cm pot | ||
| Common Name | Royal Fern | ||
| Hardiness | H6 (-15 to -20°C) | ||
| Type | Perennial | ||
| Format | 9cm Pots | ||
| Position | Full-Shade, Full-Sun, Part-Shade, Part-Sun | ||
| Foliage | Deciduous | ||
| Height in Maturity (m) | 2.50 | ||
| Spread in Maturity (m) | 4.00 | ||
| AGM | Yes | ||
| Soil Conditions | Clay Loam | ||
| Soil Acidity | Acid Neutral | ||
| Aspect | East-facing, North-facing, South-facing, West-facing | ||
| Good for pots | Yes | ||
| Good for Rockeries | Yes | ||
| Good for wildlife | Yes |
