Dryopteris filix-mas

male fern

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The handsome upright male fern capable of inhabiting the darkest, dankest shade - yet still spectular in April when it unfurls those tall fiddle-necked croziers

Val Bourne - Garden Writer

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  • Position: partial shade
  • Soil: moist, humus-rich soil
  • Rate of growth: average
  • Hardiness: fully hardy

    A native, male fern found naturally in moist woodlands around the UK. This large, deciduous fern has feathery, green fronds which form a distinctive, shuttlecock shape and turn coppery in autumn. It makes a fine companion for shade-loving woodland plants, especially other ferns, and when its leaves die back, the space can be filled with early flowering spring bulbs such as snowdrops.

  • 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.

Euphorbia amygdaloides var. robbiae

wood spurge

Great for a woodland setting

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Sarcococca confusa

sweet box

Sweetly scented, pure white flowers December to March

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Asplenium scolopendrium

hart's tongue fern / horse tongue

A handsome evergreen fern for a shady spot

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Polystichum setiferum

soft shield fern

A large, evergreen fern

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Hosta 'Big Daddy' (sieboldiana hybrid)

plantain lily

Enormous, grey-green, puckered leaves

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Tree fern feed

Tree fern feed

Helps to encourage vigorous foliage and root growth

£6.99 Buy

Polygonatum × hybridum

common Solomon's seal (Syn. Polygonatum multiflorum)

Creamy white flowers blue-black berries

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