Scientific Name
Dryopteris dilatata

Common Name
Broad wood fern


Zones:  4-8






Height: 2 to 3.5'
Deciduous/Evergreen: Deciduous
Fronds: Broadly triangular fronds; two to three times divided; margins often turn under; basal pinnae are much longer on the basiscopic side; blade is deep rich green; thin textured
Comments: Easy to grow; vigorous
Cultivars: Jimmy Dyce fern has bluish green fronds held stiffly upright; Crispa Whiteside forms an almost drooping vase of fronds with crisped pinnae
 

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