Matteuccia struthiopteris
ostrich 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.
Cyclamen hederifolium
sowbread (syn. Cyclamen neapolitanum )
Easy to grow & autumn flowering
Tree fern feed
Tree fern feed
Helps to encourage vigorous foliage and root growth
Tiarella cordifolia
foam flower
Bronze autumn foliage
Hosta 'Francee' (fortunei)
plantain lily
Olive-green leaves with smart white margins
Lamprocapnos spectabilis 'Alba'
bleeding heart (syn. Dicentra spectabilis Alba)
Arching sprays of delicate, heart-shaped white flowers
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