£8.99

A striking deciduous fern with soft, metallic grey and reddish or purple hues. An excellent companion for shade-loving woodland plants. It provides long-lasting foliage interest for a shady, sheltered patio or courtyard garden with moist, fertile, neutral to acid soil.

Type

• Ferns

Award of Garden Merit

Foliage: Deciduous

Hardiness: Hardy

Vigour: Medium growing

Uses

• Flower arranging
• Woodland area
• Contemporary style garden
• Japanese style garden

Special features

• Low maintenance
• Ground cover
• Architectural

Care instructions

Grow in moist but well-drained neutral to acid soil in partial or full shade. Useful marginal plant for bogs and ponds. In cold areas in late autumn protect the crown of the plant with a dry mulch of straw or bracken.

Dimensions

Size: Small

Pot size: 2 litre

Eventual height: 30cm

Eventual spread: 120cm

Special conditions

• Wet shade