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Pondside Fern Pack

Collection of dark green ferns

Grown by Caroline

Enfield

3 Plants in 9cm Pots

£23

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The highlights

  • Zone 1 - Pondside
  • Arching triangular foliage
  • Coppery tint in spring
  • RHS Award of Garden Merit winner

Description

  • A beautifully colourful fern with broadly triangular, arching fronds in a shiny dark green
  • In spring, the new fronds have a coppery tint, which contrasts beautifully with the green of the mature fronds. These turn green as the season progresses
  • An eyecatching accent plant, this is equally lovely as a backdrop to flowering shade plants
  • Grows best in partial or full shade, but will be fine in full sun if the soil is kept moist
  • Thrives on neglect - a very hardy, low maintenance perennial which is pest and disease free
  • Ideal for pond edges, shady beds and borders, underplanting roses and shrubs, cottage or woodland gardens
  • Winner of the RHS Award of Garden Merit

What To Expect

Supplied as:

3 Plants in 9cm Pots

Height on arrival:

Eventual height:

60cm

Eventual spread:

60cm
Spreads to approx 60cm within 2-5 years

Time to first crop:

Habit:

Clump-forming
Forms clumps of foliage will will reappear every year

Hardiness:

Fully hardy
Hardy in all parts of the UK - no frost protection needed.

Rootstock:

Spacing:

60cm
Position plants at least 60cm apart to allow for spreading

How To Grow

Pest and disease free

This plant is generally untroubled by pests and diseases. MORE

Keep well watered

Needs a permanently wet soil - do not allow soil to dry out, watering well if planted in a border.

Partial to full shade

Grows best in partial or full shade, but will tolerate full sun if the soil is kept consistently moist.

Any wet soil

Any permanently moist or waterlogged soil - loam is ideal.

Feeding not required

No need to feed - this plant gets all the nutrients it needs from pond water or soil. ?v=1613300718

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Meet Caroline

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Nestled amongst wildlife meadows and resident ducks, Caroline’s award winning pond plant nursery in Enfield has been making a splash since 1965, when they invented the (recycled, obvs) aquatic basket. Sixty years and multiple RHS gold medals later, they’re still surprising us with new varieties every year!

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