About
A tiny, annual or biennial, cushion-forming gentian from high Andean habitats with tiny, dense, moss-like (muscoides), bright green leaves and tiny, solitary, pale blue flowers in summer. A miniature specialist for a cool, very well-drained alpine house or trough.
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, 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.