Dryopteris wallichiana
alpine wood fern
- 9cm pot
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- 3 × 9cm pots
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- 6 × 9cm pots
- £39.99 £64.74
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- 2 litre pot
- £13.99 £19.99
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- 3 × 2 litre pots
- £27.99 £39.99
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- Position: Partial shade
- Soil:Moderately fertile, moist but well drained soil
- Rate of growth: Average
- Hardiness: Fully hardy
A tough, hardy fern that is native to the Himalayas. In spring, Wallich's wood fern produces bright green, shuttlecock-like fronds on upright, hairy stems, up to 90cm high - and makes a dramatic statement in a woodland garden or under deciduous trees. Once established, it will even grow in dry shade. When the leaves die back, the space can be filled with early-flowering snowdrops.
Incorporate lots of well rotted leaf mould, composted pine needles of garden compost into the planting hole. Cut back dead fronds in winter