dryopteris spinulosa (toothed wood fern, fancy fern / florist's fern / spinulose wood fern) native
$17.95
- narrow, lance-shaped, pale green fronds with finely cut leaflets
- upright, clumping habit
- good for swampy, low-lying, shady areas
- spreads slowly by shallow, underground rhizomes
- deciduous
- non-flowering
- zone 3
- height 60-90cm
- spread 30-45cm
- dryopteris grow best in a moist soil, in partial to full shade
- they need constant moisture and do not like to dry out
- partial sun/shade, full shade
- deer resistant
- low maintenance
- native to ontario
- bog or water garden
- (image courtesy of NVK nurseries, NVK holdings inc.)