Dryopteris wallichiana (Alpine wood fern)
Click the tabs to read more
Comment on a listing
Plant supplier links
 |
 |
 |
|
 |
|
|
- View all photos
- Login to upload a photo
My Plants List
Create your own plant list and get plant care reminders direct to your inbox!
My Plant Care
Get more detailed care advice, specific how-to guides and care reminder prompts right to your inbox!
My Garden Match
Check you are planting correctly with our unique garden match tool.
Did you know 30% of new plants purchased die within the first year because they are planted in the wrong place? Don't make that costly and upsetting mistake!
My Questions
Ask a question, make a comment and discuss plants and gardening!
 |
Beginner skill rating |
 |
1m max. spread |
 |
1m max. height |
 |
5-10 years to maturity |
 |
1 hour care per year |
Botanical name: Dryopteris wallichiana
Other names: Alpine wood fern, Aspidium parallelogramma, Aspidium wallichianum, Wallich's wood fern
Sign up for your FREE ACCOUNT today or login to add this plant to your plants list
Genus: Dryopteris
Species: D. wallichiana - D. wallichiana is a semi-evergreen fern, with bright yellowish-green young fronds, clothed with blackish-brown scales on the stalk and midrib.
Dryopteris wallichiana is: Semi evergreen
Flower: Insignificant or absent in All seasons
Foliage: Yellow-green, Dark-green in Summer
Fruit: Brown, Black in All seasons
Habit: Clump-forming, Spreading
Awards: RHS AGM (Award of Garden Merit)
Get personalised monthly care reminders with care how-tos specific to this plant.
Watch out for
General care
Pruning: Remove dead or damaged fronds.. REGISTER to read more...
Propagation methods: Division, Spores. REGISTER to read more...
Sign up for your FREE ACCOUNT today or login to receive detailed monthly care instructions
Dryopteris wallichiana (Alpine wood fern) will reach a height of 1m and a spread of 1m after 5-10 years.
Sign up for your FREE ACCOUNT today or login to match this plant to your garden
Suggested uses: Cottage/Informal, Beds and borders, Low Maintenance, Underplanting, Wildflower, Foliage only
Cultivation: Plant in a most cool, moist, lightly shaded site or full sun if given plenty of moisture. Tolerant of dry shade but water regularly in their first season and mulch well.
| This plant likes... | Garden match | |
| Soil types: | Chalky, Clay, Loamy, Sandy (will tolerate most soil types) |  |
| Soil drainage: | Moist but well-drained, Well-drained | |
| Soil pH: | Acid, Alkaline, Neutral | |
| Light: | Partial Shade, Full Shade | |
| Aspect: | North, South, East, West | |
| Exposure: | Exposed, Sheltered | |
| Hardiness: | Hardy (H4) | |
What Shoot members say...
"I can't praise you all enough for your wonderful website. I signed up last week and have used it non-stop since. "
Maggie, Blandford Forum
YOU MIGHT LIKE...
Gardens with this plant
Chelsea 2009
Sheron
Fenella Dunn
Report content or feedback to Shoot
Add ? to your lists
To add this plant to your lists login to your account or register for a new account.
Registration is free and straightforward.
