Dryopteris sacrosancta

Sacrosanct Wood Fern

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Item #: 4699

Zones: 7a to 8b

Dormancy: Evergreen

Height: 24" tall

Culture: Part Sun to Shade

Origin: China, Japan, Korea

Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)


(syn: Dryopteris varia var. sacrosancta) Dryopteris sacrosancta is a slow-growing triploid (3 sets of chromosomes) hardy fern native to moist wooded slopes in the temperate forests of China, Japan, and Korea. Dryopteris sacrosancta makes a 2' tall, evergreen, deer-resistant clump of glossy, triangular, light green fronds.