About
A low, spreading, deciduous perennial forming a mat of small, palmately divided, greyish, softly hairy leaves and solitary, saucer-shaped, small, pale yellow flowers in spring. A compact, delicate alpine Potentilla for a cool, very well-drained rock garden or scree.
About the genus
Dryopteris can be deciduous, semi-evergreen or evergreen ferns, with stout, erect or decumbent rhizomes and shuttlecock-like rosettes of lance-shaped to ovate, pinnately divided fronds
Plant details
Suggested usesShade gardens, woodland, containers.
Care notes
CultivationPlant in moist, humus-rich soil in shade.
PruningRemove old fronds in spring.
PropagationPropagate by division, cuttings, or seed.
Pest resistanceGenerally pest-free.
Disease resistanceGenerally disease-resistant.