About

This elegant fern, reaching 20-60cm, with finely divided, fresh green fronds. It produces elegant foliage.

About the genus

Gymnocarpium are small deciduous ferns with a slender creeping rhizome, and much-divided, triangular to ovate fronds

Plant details

Suggested usesShade gardens, woodland, damp borders

Care notes

CultivationMoist, humus-rich soil in shade
PruningRemove old fronds in spring
PropagationDivide in spring or spores
Pest resistanceGenerally pest-free
Disease resistanceFoliar disease rare