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Dryopteris

The genus Dryopteris includes about 225 species and almost 80 hybrids, that come in many cultivars. The Dryopteris are distributed in the northern hemisphere. It is a very homogeneous, and some species are difficult to distinguish due to common ascendants. Most of the Dryopteris are easy to grow in our gardens, and contribute to their beauty, by their stature, their colours.


  • Dryopteris filix-mas

    Family : Dryopteridaceae.

    Male fern.

    Stout erect rhizome producing a large number of crowns over the years, upright fronds pinnate-pinnatifid. The stipes are trimmed with russet scales. It is easy to grow in any soil in shade or light shade. It is drought resistant when established. Semi-evergreen. Height : 1,20m. Width : 1m. Hardiness : -30°C.

    9.00 €
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  • Dryopteris filix-mas 'Barnesii'

    Family : Dryopteridaceae

    The upright fronds are tall and narrow. Pinnae are spaced with undulate pinnules. These features give it a remarkable shape. It is drought tolerant. It grows in any soil, in shade or light shade. Semi-evergreen. Height : 90/120cm. Hardiness : -30°C.

    11.00 €
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  • Dryopteris filix-mas 'Crispa'

    Family : Dryopteridaceae.

    Strong fern with stiff, crisped, dense fronds,  forming symmetrical clumps. Easy to grow in any soil, in shade or light shade. It is drought tolerant. Semi-evergreen. Height : 60cm. Width : 70cm. Hardiness : -30°C.

    6.00 €
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  • Dryopteris filix-mas 'Cristata'

    Family : Dryopteridaceae

    Differs from the species by the presence of small twisted crests all along the frond, and at the apex. Drought tolerant. Semi-evergreen. Height : 60cm. Hardiness : -30°C.

    9.00 €
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  • Dryopteris filix-mas 'Fluctuosa Cristata'

    Family : Dryopteridaceae.

    Syn. : Dryopteris filix-mas 'Crispa Cristata'

    syn. : Dryopteris filix-mas 'Crispatissima Cristata'

    Crisped variety with curly crests at the tips of the pinnae and at the apex. Easy to grow in any soil, in shade or medium shade. Evergreen. Height and width : 45/60cm. Hardiness : -30°C.

    12.00 €
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  • Dryopteris filix-mas 'Grandiceps'

    Family : Dryopteridaceae.

    An original and abundant silhouette! This cultivar is characterized by its semi-evergreen fronds, with very reduced pinnae ending in small ridges, and an apex composed of very developed, 3-dimensional ridges. To be grown in all soils, acid or calcareous, in shade or partial shade. Height and width: 80cm. Hardiness:-30°C.

    6.00 €
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  • Dryopteris filix-mas 'Linearis Polydactyla'

    Family : Dryopteridaceae

    The fronds are bipinnate, dark green. The pinnules are narrowed and leathery. The fronds and  the pinnae have long fingered crests. It is drought tolerant. Plant in light shade or full sun, according to the region. Evergreen. Height and width : 50/70cm. Hardiness : -30°C.

    6.00 €
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  • Dryopteris goldiana

    Family : Dryopteridaceae.

    Goldie's wood fern.

    One of the tallest and broadest hardy ferns. Arching fronds pinnate-pinnatifid, broad lance-shaped with long stipes. When the fronds are young, they are yellow-green and then more bluish-green. The rhizome is short creeping. For a moist, shady and sheltered spot, protected from the wind. Deciduous. Height : 1,20m. Hardiness : -30°C.

    6.00 €
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