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A guide to hardiness
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After the worst winter for decades we have revised the hardiness guidelines for |
| some of our plants.......... | |
Norfolk Nursery Network
Ferns
(All pot sizes are approximate)
Asplenium trichomanes - 1Ltr £5.00
AGM Family: Aspleniaceae (Maidenhair Spleenwort) A very pretty little evergreen or semi-evergreen fern with dark green fronds made up of glossy dark brown/black stalks with small, pinnate, square tipped pinnae (leaflets).
Athyrium filix-femina 'Frizelliae' - 2Ltr £6.00
AGM (Mrs. Frizell's Lady Fern) An unusual, deciduous fern with fronds made up of small, lacy, rounded pinnae on either side of the 8in. long midribs. Hardy.
Athyrium niponicum var. pictum - 2ltr £6.00
AGM (Japanese painted fern) This choice deciduous fern has long, arching fronds with zones of burgundy, dark green, silver and grey, as if painted by an artist’s hand. Height 30cm. Hardy.
Blechnum novae-zelandiae - 3Ltr £8.50
Family: Blechnaceae (Gully fern) New Zealand. Formerly known as Blechnum capense. Long, cascading, leathery fronds up to 1.8m long and 50cm wide. Height 1m. Sheltered site. Protect in severe weather.
Blechnum spicant - 1Ltr £5.00
AGM Family: Blechnaceae (Ladder fern, Herringbone fern, Hard fern, Deer fern) A handsome, native, evergreen fern with two distinct types of frond. The first are glossy, leathery pinnate up to 60cm long, forming a flattened rosette.
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Cyrtomium falcatum - 2Ltr £6.00
Family: Dryopteridaceae AGM (Japanese holly fern, fishtail fern) Evergreen fern from Japan with dark green glossy pinnate fronds, looks much like holly.
Cyrtomium fortunei - 2Ltr £6.00
AGM (Fortune's Cyrtomium) Very distinctive evergreen fern with fronds that contrast well with more feathery species. Height 60cm. Hardy.
Dryopteris affinis 'Cristata' - 2Ltr £6.00
AGM Family: Dryopteridaceae 'The King' Virtually evergreen fern with arching fronds with crested tips. The most handsome of the cultivars. Height and spread 30cm. Hardy.
Dryopteris cycadina - 2Ltr £6.00
AGM Deciduous fern producing a shuttlecock of soft bright green fronds. Height 60cm. Hardy.
Dryopteris erythrosora - 2Ltr £6.00
AGM Produces tufts of bronze coloured fronds that turn shiny dark green. A very striking plant. Height 60cm. Hardy.
Dryopteris filix-mas 'Crispa Cristata' - 2Ltr £6.00
Family: Dryopteridaceae Deciduous dwaf form, making a clump of overlapping crisped pinnae with small terminal and side crests.
Dryopteris sieboldii - 2Ltr £6.00
(Siebold's Wood Fern) Spreading evergreen fern with pinnate matt green fronds and leathery segments held on long stems, much like Asplenium scolopendrium.
Dryopteris wallichiana - 2Ltr £6.00
AGM Family: Dryopteridaceae (‘Wallich’s wood fern’, Alpine wood fern) An outstanding fern with a large, shuttlecock of bright green fronds, with a black, bristly midrib. It is this feature, and the amazing geometry of the frond structure, that make this fe
Onoclea sensibilis - 2Ltr £6.00
AGM Family: Dryopteridaceae (Sensitive fern, Bead fern) Native to North America and Japan, this extremely handsome, deciduous fern, spreads rapidly from creeping rhizomes making it an excellent choice as weed-suppressing groundcover.
Polystichum munitum - 2Ltr £6.00
AGM (Sword Fern) Shuttlecocks of dark green, glossy, lance-shaped fronds made up of spiny-toothed pinnae. Height 90cm (3ft.). Spread 1.5m (5ft.). Hardy.