Dryopteris filix-mas 'Depauperata' (Male fern 'Depauperata')
'Depauperata' is an upright, clump-forming, deciduous to semi-evergreen fern bearing ovate, glossy, pinnate, dark green fronds with narrow, widely-spaced pinnae.
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0.4m max. spread |
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0.6m max. height |
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5-10 years to maturity |
Dryopteris dilatata 'Crispa Whiteside' (Broad buckler fern 'Crispa Whiteside' )
'Crispa Whiteside' is a deciduous to semi-evergreen fern producing an erect rhizome bearing shuttlecock-like rosettes of upright, arching, triangular-ovate, tripinnate dark green fronds, yellow-green when new, with crisped, toothed segments. Frond mid-ribs and stalks have conspicuous, dark brown scales with darker centres.
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1.2m max. spread |
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1m max. height |
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5-10 years to maturity |
Dryopteris dilatata (Broad buckler fern)
D. dilatata is a vigorous, deciduous to semi-evergreen fern bearing shuttlecock-like rosettes of erect to arching, broadly triangular or ovate, tripinnate, dark-green fronds with toothed segments. Frond stalks and mid-ribs are covered with prominent, dark brown scales.
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1.2m max. spread |
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0.9m max. height |
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5-10 years to maturity |
Athyrium niponicum 'Godzilla' (Painted fern 'Godzilla')
Other names: Japanese painted fern 'Godzilla'
'Godzilla' is a rhizomatous, deciduous fern forming a wide clump with reddish-purple stems bearing upright to arching, lance-shaped, bi- or tri-pinnate, crested, silvery grey-green fronds.
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1.8m max. spread |
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0.9m max. height |
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5-10 years to maturity |
'Polydactyla Mappleback' is a vigorous, upright, semi-evergreen fern forming a rosette of narrow, arching, crested and forked, dark green fronds with crested pinnae.
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1m max. spread |
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1.2m max. height |
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5-10 years to maturity |
Dryopteris clintoniana (Clinton's wood fern)
Other names: Dryopteris cristata var. clintoniana
D. clintoniana is a clump-forming, semi-evergreen fern with broadly lance-shaped, pinnate fronds with paired, lobed pinnae above triangular basal pinnae.
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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 |
Polystichum tsussimense 'Roca' (Korean rock fern 'Roca')
Other names: Aspidium tsussimense 'Roca'
'Roca' is a a compact, clump-forming, evergreen fern with upright, narrowly lance-shaped, glossy, bipinnate, mid- to bright green fronds with pointed pinnae and frond tips.
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0.3m max. spread |
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0.25m max. height |
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5-10 years to maturity |
Oreopteris limbosperma (Lemon-scented fern)
Other names: Sweet mountain fern, Mountain wood food, Mountain buckler fern, European mountain fern, Mountain fern, Queen's veil maiden fern, Dryopteris oreopteris, Dryopteris montana, Thelypteris limbosperma
O. limbosperma is a tufted, deciduous fern with erect to slightly arching, ovate, pinnate, pale green fronds, the pinnae short, rounded, and widely-spaced.
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0.6m max. spread |
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1.2m max. height |
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5-10 years to maturity |
Dryopteris carthusiana (Narrow buckler fern)
Other names: Wood fern, Dryopteris spinulosa
D. carthusiana is a deciduous to semi-evergreen fern with creeping rhizomes producing clumps or tufts of narrowly lance-shaped, bi- or tripinnate, pale green fronds.
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0.3m max. spread |
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0.6m max. height |
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5-10 years to maturity |
Athyrium 'Ghost' (Lady fern 'Ghost')
'Ghost' is a clump-forming, rhizomatous, deciduous fern with upright, lance-shaped, bi- or tri-pinnate, silvery, grey-green leaves with dark purple midribs.
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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 |
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