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oak fern 'Plumosum' | Plant Finder | Fill My Garden

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oak fern 'Plumosum'

Gymnocarpium dryopteris 'Plumosum'

★ RHS AGM

Genus: Gymnocarpium
Family: Woodsiaceae

About this plant

'Plumosum' is a hardy deciduous fern forming colonies of bright green triangular fronds to 15cm long and wide, the segments broad and overlapping and appearing more full than those of the species

Growing Information

Height

0.1-0.5 Metres

Spread

0.5-1 Metres

Hardiness

Foliage

Deciduous

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Shade

Soil

LoamSandy

AcidNeutral

Not Currently Available

This plant is not currently stocked at any garden centres on our platform.

Moisture

Poorly Drained

Aspect

North FacingEast FacingSouth Facing

Exposure

Exposed

Care Guide

Cultivation

Grow in a neutral to acid, leafy, moist soil, enriched with garden compost, in deep shade

Pruning

Cut back in autumn as fronds fade

Propagation

Sow spores at 15°C (59°F) when ripe or divide in spring

Pests

Generally trouble free

Diseases

Generally trouble free

Garden Uses

Uses

Ground CoverWall Side Borders

Planting Places

OutdoorSubmerged AquaticGreenhousePond Margins

Season of Interest

SpringSummerAutumn

Size & Characteristics

Height

0.1-0.5 Metres

Spread

0.5-1 Metres

Habit

Trailing

Time to Full Height

Five To Ten Years