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Elevating Evergreen Ferns Collection brings you a sensational collaboration of much-loved ferns which are happy in sunny spots or shady places. All 3 varieties hold the RHS Award for Garden Merit – this highlights their adaptability, reliability and beauty in the garden.Not only are the plants in the Elevating Evergreen Ferns Collection easy-going – their size, texture and colour combines for a lush and alluring foliage display. Dryopteris erythrosora (copper shield fern) is semi-evergreen and will thrive in any situation from full sun to full shade; Polystichum setiferum (soft shield fern) is fully evergreen and likes a shadier spot which is not in full sun; Blechnum spicant (deer or hard fern) is an evergreen which also likes a spot in partial or full shade. Elevating Evergreen Ferns Collection is a hardy, perennials trio which prefers moist, well-drained soil and will all benefit from an annual mulch in autumn to protect crowns. Collection comprises: Dryopteris erythrosora H: 75cm S: 60cm; Polystichum setiferum H: 1.2m S: 90cm; and Blechnum spicant H: 50cm S: 45cm.
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Key Information
| Included In this Collection | Blechnum spicant 9cm pot | Polystichum setiferum P9 | Asplenium scolopendrium P9 |
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| Latin Name | Blechnum spicant 9cm pot | ||
| Common Name | Hard Fern, Herringbone Fern | ||
| Hardiness | H6 (-15 to -20°C) | ||
| Type | Perennial | ||
| Format | 9cm Pots | ||
| Position | Full-Shade, Full-Sun, Part-Shade, Part-Sun | ||
| Foliage | Evergreen | ||
| Height in Maturity (m) | 0.50 | ||
| Spread in Maturity (m) | 0.45 | ||
| 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 groundcover | Yes |
