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Dryopteris wallichiana
Dryopteris wallichiana is a large, robust fern with pale green, finely divided fronds on dark brown stems, grown in gardens for its architectural form. It thrives in cool, moist, partly shaded conditions with rich, well-drained soil.
Dryopteris wallichiana, the alpine wood fern, is a robust species of deciduous or semi-evergreen fern in the family Dryopteridaceae, native to the Himalayas, Hawaii, Mexico and Jamaica. It grows to 90 cm (35 in) tall, occasionally 180 cm (71 in) by 75 cm (30 in) wide, with pale green tripinnate fronds, strongly contrasting with the dark brown ribs.
The Latin specific epithet wallichiana refers to the 19th century Danish botanist Nathaniel Wallich.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Dryopteris wallichiana by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
