About

This elegant fern, reaching 20-60cm, with finely divided fronds. It produces elegant foliage. 'Brownii' is valued in garden settings.

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, woodland

Care notes

CultivationMoist humus-rich soil, shade
PruningRemove old fronds spring
PropagationDivide or spores
Pest resistancePest-free
Disease resistanceDisease rare