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Potted Fern Plant - Description
- Top Quality Fern Plants
- Polystichum Polyblepharum
- Aculeatum Plant
- AKA: Hard Shield Fern
- A Fine Leaf Fern
- Suited to Shade
- Potted Plant
- Pot Size: 15cm Pot
Potted Fern Plant - Characteristics
- Plant Type: Evergreen perennial
- Fully Grown Size: 50cm - 100cm
- A large, open fern with long, slender arching fronds
- Shuttlecock-like clumps
- Foliage colour: Mid-green
- Foliage is light green / yellow in Spring
- Exotic & ancient plant with distinctive pointed fronds
- Sow: All year round
- Hardiness: Hardy
Potted Fern Plant - Uses
- Excellent plants for beds, containers & herbaceous borders
- Suited to partial shade & full shade.
- Avoid full sun
- Ideal for woodland settings
- Ferns contrast very well with other garden plants & flowers
- Plant among plants with bold foliage
- Suited to a modern or contemporary garden
- Position along the front of flower beds
Potted Fern Plant - Planting Instructions
- Soak pots in water before sowing
- Choose a location
- Grow in shade or part shade
- Deep, fertile soil that is well drained
- Avoid dry soils
- Spacing: 30 - 50cm apart
- Prepare bed by digging over soil & adding fertilizer or manure
- Dig hole roughly twice the size of the plant pot
- Handle pots with care
- Squeeze side of pots to remove plant
- Firm in well
- Soak soil well after planting
- Feed every 2 to 3 weeks
- Can lift & divide clumps every 3 years
