Dryopteris affinis 'Cristata' (Scaly male fern 'Cristata')
Other names: Dryopteris affinis 'Cristata The King' , Golden shield fern 'Cristata', Dryopteris pseudomas 'Cristata', Dryopteris borreri 'Cristata', Narrow crested golden-scaled male fern, Golden male fern , Dryopteris Cristata The King
'Cristata' is a large, semi-evergreen fern forming a rosette of erect, arching, crested fronds that open golden-green when young and turn bright green as they mature.
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1m max. spread |
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1.5m max. height |
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5-10 years to maturity |
Adiantum venustum (Evergreen maidenhair)
A. venustum is a mat-forming, semi-evergreen fern, with fronds made up of many small fan-shaped segments. These often turning an attractive russet-brown during the autumn and winter months.
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1m max. spread |
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0.5m max. height |
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10-20 years to maturity |
Dryopteris lepidopoda (Sunset fern)
Other names: Dryopteris filix-mas subsp. khasiana, Dryopteris junlianensis, Dryopteris longistipes, Dryopteris nigra, Dryopteris taiwanicola
D. lepidopoda is a clump-forming, evergreen to semi-evergreen fern with upright to slightly arching fronds, orange-pink to orange-red when young, then yellow, and maturing to dark green.
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0.6m max. spread |
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0.6m max. height |
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5-10 years to maturity |
Dryopteris cycadina (Shaggy shield fern)
Other names: Black wood fern, Dryopteris hirtipes, Dryopteris atrata, misapplied
D. cycadina is a clump-forming, semi-evergreen fern with black-scaly stems and erect to arching, bright green fronds with darker green mid-ribs.
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0.6m max. spread |
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0.75m max. height |
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5-10 years to maturity |
Clematis cirrhosa var. balearica (Fern-leaved clematis )
Other names: Clematis cirrhosa var. calycina, Clematis calycina, Minorca clematis, Winter-flowering clematis, Evergreen clematis
C. cirrhosa var. balearica is a fragrant, evergreen climber with small, glossy, dark-green leaves and cup-shaped cream flowers with reddish-maroon speckles and prominent cream anthers in late winter and early spring.
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1.5m max. spread |
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3m max. height |
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2-5 years to maturity |
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