Scientific Name
Dryopteris intermedia; Dryopteris spinulosa var. intermedia

Common Name
Intermediate shield fern; Evergreen wood fern; Fancy fern


Zones:  3-8








Height: 1.5 to 3'
Deciduous/Evergreen: Evergreen
Fronds: Deeply dissected blades arranged in circular cluster; blade is oval to narrowly triangular, bippinnate pinnatified to tripinnate and thin textured; minute glands on blade; first lower pinnule on basal pinna is shorter than the second; stipe has light brown scales and is one fourth to one third the frond length
Comments: Easy to grow; prefers moist, shady sites but will tolerate dryish sites; crown forming; does not spread
Cultivars: N/A
 

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