Dryopteris erythrosora
buckler fern
- Position: partial shade
- Soil: moist, humus-rich soil
- Rate of growth: slow-growing
- Hardiness: fully hardy
This striking deciduous fern has triangular-shaped fronds, which are coppery-red when young and slowly mature to dark green. One of our recommended plants, it needs plenty of moisture and contrasts beautifully with evergreen ferns and other woodland plants. - Garden care: Incorporate lots of well-rotted leaf mould, composted pine needles or garden compost into the planting hole. Cut back decayed fronds in winter to allow new growth to emerge.
Helleborus niger
Christmas rose
Bowl-shaped, white flowers in the depths of winter
Polystichum setiferum (Divisilobum Group) 'Herrenhausen'
soft shield fern
Evergreen fern with fine, filegree fronds.
Lamprocapnos spectabilis
bleeding heart (syn. Dicentra spectabilis)
Arching sprays of pink, heart-shaped flowers
Hosta 'Big Daddy' (sieboldiana hybrid)
plantain lily
Enormous, grey-green, puckered leaves
Tree fern feed
Tree fern feed
Helps to encourage vigorous foliage and root growth
Polystichum setiferum
soft shield fern
A large, evergreen fern
Polygonatum × hybridum
common Solomon's seal (Syn. Polygonatum multiflorum)
Creamy white flowers blue-black berries
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The autumn fern has a russet-red underside to its leaves but it’s still pristine enough to flatter snowdrops in early winter- before its new red-backed fronds appear
Val Bourne - Garden Writer