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Potted Fern Plant - Description
- Dryopteris Fern Plants
- Dryopteris Filix Mas Ferns
- Variety: Affinis
- Dryopteris affinis crispa
- AKA The Male Fern
- Potted Plant
- Pot Size: 15cm Litre Pot
- Current Height: 35cm
Potted Fern Plant - Characteristics
- Plant Type: Evergreen perennial
- Fully Grown Size: 100 - 120cm
- Habit: Open, arching shape
- Exotic & ancient plants with distinctive pointed fronds
- Foliage colour: Shades of green & brown
- No flower, but spores develop on underside of fronds in late Summer
- 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
