dryopteris spinulosa (toothed wood fern, fancy fern / florist's fern / spinulose wood fern) native blue

dryopteris spinulosa (toothed wood fern, fancy fern / florist's fern / spinulose wood fern) native bluenarrow, lance shaped, pale green fronds with finely cut leaflets upright, clumping habit good for swampy, low lying, shady areas spreads slowly by shallow, underground rhizomes deciduous non flowering zone 3 height 60 90cm spread 30 45cm dryopteris grow best in a moist soil, in partial to full shade they need constant moisture and do not like to dry out partial sun shade, full shade deer resistant low maintenance native to ontario bog or water garden

they can be pruned any time of the year and used for topiary

lime-green to yellow foliage

airy racemes of tiny

golden stamens

height 20-25cm

poppy-like

fall brings shades of pink

vase-shaped habit

bloom time: june to frost

a re-bloomer with a dwarf habit

mounding clump of bright green foliage

bloom time: early to mid-autumn