Dryopteris crassirhizoma
Crown wood fern, Thick-stemmed wood fern, Dryopteris buschiana
Dryopteris Dryopteris
D. crassirhizoma - D. crassirhizoma is a semi-evergreen fern forming a vase-shaped clump of whorled, upright to slightly arching, ovate to lance-shaped, nearly bipinnate, mid- to grey-green fronds divided into narrowly lance-shaped to oblong, lobed pinnae.
Dryopteris crassirhizoma is: Semi evergreen
Arching, Upright
RHS AGM (Award of Garden Merit)
Green in All seasons
Remove dead or damaged fronds in spring.
Division, Seed
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Dryopteris crassirhizoma (Crown wood fern) will reach a height of 1m and a spread of 1m after 5-10 years.
Low Maintenance, Foliage only, Drought Tolerant, Cottage/Informal, Beds and borders, Architectural, Underplanting, Woodland
Prefers neutral to acid, moist soil in partial to full shade. Tolerates drought once established.
Clay, Loamy, Sandy
Moist but well-drained, Moisture-retentive
Acid, Neutral
Partial Shade, Full Shade
North, South, East, West
Sheltered
Hardy (H4)
Dryopteris crassirhizoma
Crown wood fern, Thick-stemmed wood fern, Dryopteris buschiana
Dryopteris Dryopteris
D. crassirhizoma - D. crassirhizoma is a semi-evergreen fern forming a vase-shaped clump of whorled, upright to slightly arching, ovate to lance-shaped, nearly bipinnate, mid- to grey-green fronds divided into narrowly lance-shaped to oblong, lobed pinnae.
Semi evergreen
Arching, Upright
RHS AGM (Award of Garden Merit)
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Green in All seasons
Remove dead or damaged fronds in spring.
Division, Seed
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Dryopteris crassirhizoma (Crown wood fern) will reach a height of 1m and a spread of 1m after 5-10 years.
Low Maintenance, Foliage only, Drought Tolerant, Cottage/Informal, Beds and borders, Architectural, Underplanting, Woodland
Prefers neutral to acid, moist soil in partial to full shade. Tolerates drought once established.
Clay, Loamy, Sandy
Moist but well-drained, Moisture-retentive
Acid, Neutral
Partial Shade, Full Shade
North, South, East, West
Sheltered
Hardy (H4)
Zone 9, Zone 8, Zone 7, Zone 6, Zone 5
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Soil pH: | Acid, Neutral | Tell us... |
Light: | Partial Shade, Full Shade | Tell us... |
Aspect: | North, South, East, West | Tell us... |
Exposure: | Sheltered | Tell us... |
Hardiness: | Hardy (H4) | Tell us... |
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