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.