About

This elegant fern, reaching 20-60cm, with arching fronds in a shuttlecock form. It unfurls attractive fronds in spring.

About the genus

Woodwardia are robust rhizomatous ferns with deciduous or evergreen, pinnate to bipinnate fronds, bearing spores in chain-like lines on the undersides

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