• Image of Pteris wallichiana 'Hualien Giant'
  • Image of Pteris wallichiana 'Hualien Giant'taken at Juniper Level Botanic Gdn, NC by JLBG
    taken at Juniper Level Botanic Gdn, NC by JLBG
  • Image of Pteris wallichiana 'Hualien Giant'taken at Juniper Level Botanic Gdn, NC by JLBG
    taken at Juniper Level Botanic Gdn, NC by JLBG
  • Image of Pteris wallichiana 'Hualien Giant'taken at Juniper Level Botanic Gdn, NC by JLBG
    taken at Juniper Level Botanic Gdn, NC by JLBG
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Pteris wallichiana 'Hualien Giant'

Wallich's Giant Table Fern

This plant is not currently for sale. This is an archive page preserved for informational use.

Shop Available Pteris

Item #: 2109

Zones: 7b to 10b, at least

Dormancy: Winter

Height: 96" tall

Culture: Part Sun to Light Shade

Origin: Taiwan

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


Logo indicating plant is one of Plant Delights' Introductions

Pteris wallichiana 'Hualien Giant' was one of the most impressive ferns we encountered on our 2008 expedition to Taiwan. At this 7,900' elevation site in Hualien County, Pteris wallichiana made dramatic, tropical-looking, 8' tall specimens with bizarrely branching fronds. Pteris wallichiana 'Hualien Giant', a 2014 Plant Delights/JLBG introduction, has been winter hardy in our zone 7b garden since 2009, where it only reaches 4' tall. Pteris wallichiana does spread a bit via thick underground rhizomes, so plant accordingly. While Pteris wallichiana has tolerated dry sites in our trials, it has grown much faster in rich, slightly moist organic soils.