Matteuccia struthiopteris
shuttlecock fern
- Position: partial shade
- Soil: humus-rich, moist but well-drained, neutral to slightly acid soil
- Rate of growth: average
- Hardiness: fully hardy
This wonderful deciduous shuttlecock fern is at its most beautiful in spring when the large, pale green, lacy fronds start to unfurl and filter the sunlight. It is one of the best foliage plants for areas of moist, dappled shade and works particularly well planted in groups next to water or in a woodland garden in between deciduous trees. - Garden care: Remove dead fronds in early spring. Lift and divide large colonies in spring.
Tree fern feed
Tree fern feed
Helps to encourage vigorous foliage and root growth
£6.99
500ml bottle
within 2-3 days excludes weekends
Tiarella cordifolia
foam flower
Bronze autumn foliage
£7.99
2 litre pot
available to order from summer 2013
Hosta 'Francee' (fortunei)
plantain lily
Olive-green leaves with smart white margins
£9.99
2 litre pot
available to order from summer 2013
Lamprocapnos spectabilis 'Alba'
bleeding heart (syn. Dicentra spectabilis Alba)
Arching sprays of delicate, heart-shaped white flowers
£5.99
2 litre pot
available to order from autumn 2013
Cyclamen hederifolium
cyclamen bulb (syn. Neapolitanum)
Easy to grow & autumn flowering
£2.99
1 corm
available to order from summer 2013
Water garden
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Damp conditions and sheltered shade make this upright fern open its erect green fronds, like apple-green caterpillars stretching for more, an early summer phenomenon
Val Bourne - Garden Writer