GYMNOCARPIUM

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Dry Shade or semi-shade, well drained but not dust dry
Dry/Wet Moist shade or semi-shade, preferably on the dryish side, a typical shady border often with some trees overhead
Wet/Dry Moist shade or semi-shade preferably on the wet side
Wet Pond sides or boggy areas
Deciduous Usually die back in first frost
Evergreen Green all year but leaves may become untidy by spring
Wintergreen Green in mild winter, fronds easily break in winter winds

Gymnocarpium Dryopteris Deciduous Dry/Wet Height 9-12"

A spreading fern with triangular pale green leaf blade carried on delicate steams - £3.00 9 cm & £5.50 2 litre pots

Gymnocarpium Dryopteris 'Plumosum'Deciduous Dry/Wet Height 9-12"

A spreading fern with triangular pale green leaf blade, Plumose refers to the overlapping leaf giving a very lush appearance - £3.00 9 cm & £5.50 2 litre pots

Gymnocarpium 'Oyamense' Deciduous Dry/Wet Height 9-12"

Fronds are a beautiful blue-green, but less markedly as other species in the genus - £3.00 9 cm