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Dryopteris sublacera

Torn Wood Fern

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Item #: 5956

Zones: 7a to 8b, guessing

Dormancy: Evergreen

Height: 15" tall

Culture: Light Shade

Origin: China, India, Nepal, Taiwan

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


(aka: Dryopteris juxtaposita) Dryopteris sublacera is a rarely cultivated high elevation (6,000'-10,000') Himalayan native fern that's made a wonderful 15" tall x 3' wide specimen in our woodland garden. The outward-arching, 2' long, evergreen, light green fronds compose the clump which resembles a larger version of our US native Dryopteris marginalis. Our offering represents a 2003 Hans Hansen Chinese spore collection (03CH107). A mass of Dryopteris sublacera in the woodland garden forms a splendid backdrop for smaller hostas.