Gymnocarpium dryopteris
Oak fern, Western oak fern, Northern oak fern, Common oak fern, Gymnocarpium dysjunctum, Currania dryopteris
Gymnocarpium Gymnocarpium
G. dryopteris - G. dryopteris is a low-growing, spreading, deciduous fern with triangular, 3-pinnate fronds, each segment (pinnae) is triangular and divided into oblong to ovate, toothed, scalloped segments. Fronds are light to yellow-green when young, turning dark green with age.
Gymnocarpium dryopteris is: Deciduous
Spreading
RHS AGM (Award of Garden Merit)
Yellow-green in Spring; Light green in Summer; Dark-green in Autumn
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Gymnocarpium dryopteris (Oak fern) will reach a height of 0.25m and a spread of 0.5m after 5-10 years.
Beds and borders, Containers, Cottage/Informal, Foliage only, Low Maintenance, Rock, Underplanting, Woodland
Grow in preferably neutral to acid, leafy, moist soil in full or partial shade. Enrich soil with garden compost prior to planting. Mulch in leaf mould in spring.
Chalky, Clay, Loamy, Sandy (will tolerate most soil types)
Moist but well-drained
Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
Partial Shade, Full Shade
North, South, East, West
Sheltered
Hardy (H4)
Gymnocarpium dryopteris
Oak fern, Western oak fern, Northern oak fern, Common oak fern, Gymnocarpium dysjunctum, Currania dryopteris
Gymnocarpium Gymnocarpium
G. dryopteris - G. dryopteris is a low-growing, spreading, deciduous fern with triangular, 3-pinnate fronds, each segment (pinnae) is triangular and divided into oblong to ovate, toothed, scalloped segments. Fronds are light to yellow-green when young, turning dark green with age.
Deciduous
Spreading
RHS AGM (Award of Garden Merit)
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Yellow-green in Spring; Light green in Summer; Dark-green in Autumn
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Gymnocarpium dryopteris (Oak fern) will reach a height of 0.25m and a spread of 0.5m after 5-10 years.
Beds and borders, Containers, Cottage/Informal, Foliage only, Low Maintenance, Rock, Underplanting, Woodland
Grow in preferably neutral to acid, leafy, moist soil in full or partial shade. Enrich soil with garden compost prior to planting. Mulch in leaf mould in spring.
Chalky, Clay, Loamy, Sandy (will tolerate most soil types)
Moist but well-drained
Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
Partial Shade, Full Shade
North, South, East, West
Sheltered
Hardy (H4)
Zone 9, Zone 8, Zone 7, Zone 6, Zone 5, Zone 4, Zone 3
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