Catalog Description
A lovely fern having dark green fronds with a fine lacy texture. A dark brown trunk holds a spreading crown of feathery, arching fronds 5 to 7 feet long. Beautiful accent for a tropical effect. Partial to full shade. Slow-growing to 15 feet high, its crown to 12 feet across. Spore grown. Non-hardy. |
Design Ideas
Perfect Fern for bringing down high walls in enclosed gardens, atriums and walled courtyards. Place against a vertical surface to encourage bending or let it stand alone as a centerpiece. Most attractive when grouped into a Fern dell, which is refreshing in hot climates. Keep away from hot or persistent winds. |
Companion Plants
This is a surprisingly cold-tolerant Tree Fern.
Combines very well with the lacy green leaves and red berries of Heavenly Bamboo (Nandina domestica), Everblooming Gardenia (Gardenia jasminoides `Veitchii`), with its profusion of fragrant double blooms, and Japanese Aralia (Fatsia japonica), an evergreen shrub with big, glossy fan-like leaves.
Also blends nicely with the yellow Iris-like flowers and foliage of Fortnight Lily (Moraea bicolor).
For a smaller accent try Elijah Blue Fescue (Festuca cinerea `Elijah Blue`), an ornamental grass with icy blue blades.
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Average Landscape Size
Slow-growing to 15 ft. high, 12 ft. across. |
Key Plant Benefits
A lovely fern having bright green fronds with a fine lacy texture. A dark brown trunk holds a spreading crown of feathery, arching fronds 3 to 6 ft. long. Beautiful accent for a tropical effect. |
Care Instructions
Follow a regular watering schedule during the first growing season to establish a deep, extensive root system. Watering can be reduced after establishment. Feed with a general purpose fertilizer before new growth begins in spring. |
Growth Conditions
| Growth Rate |
 Slow Growing |
| Growth Habit |
| Arching |
| Heat Zones |
High:
| 12 (>210 days) |
| Low: | 9 (>120 to 150 days) |
| Cold Hardiness |
| High: | 11 (Above 40 F) (see map) |
| Low: | 9 (20 to 30 F) |
| Water Requirements |
| Keep surface of soil moist, but not soggy. |
| Sun Exposure |
| Partial to full shade |
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Flowering
Flower or Bloom description:
None
| Flower Color |
| No Value |
| Flowering Time/Season |
| Produces no flowers. |
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Propagation
| Propagation Method |
1
| Spore grown |
| Best time to Prune |
| No Value |
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Attributes
Patio Container Plant
Shade Loving
Tropical
Woodland Garden |
Foliage
Deeply cut fronds with lacy texture
| Foliage Shape | Lance-shaped |
| Normal foliage color | Green |
| Underside foliage | Green |
| Juvenile foliage | Green |
| Mature foliage | Green |
| New foliage | Green |
| Spring foliage | Green |
| Summer foliage | Green |
| Fall foliage | Green |
| Winter foliage | Green |
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