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soft shield fern 'Divisilobum Densum' | Plant Finder | Fill My Garden

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soft shield fern 'Divisilobum Densum'

Polystichum setiferum (Divisilobum Group) 'Divisilobum Densum'

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Genus: Polystichum
Family: Dryopteridaceae

About this plant

A more-or-less evergreen fern forming a rosette of spreading, thin-textured triangular fronds which are 4-pinnate with densely overlapping pinnae giving a mossy appearance, the young fronds with silvery scales

Growing Information

Height

0.1-0.5 Metres

Spread

0.5-1 Metres

Hardiness

Foliage

Semi Evergreen

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Shade

Soil

ClayChalkLoamSandy

AcidAlkaline

Not Currently Available

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

Neutral

Moisture

Poorly Drained

Aspect

West FacingSouth FacingEast Facing

Exposure

ShelteredExposed

Care Guide

Cultivation

Easy to grow in most cool, fertile, moist, humus-rich, shaded soils. Protect crowns from excessive winter wet

Pruning

Dead or damaged fronds may be removed as necessary

Propagation

Propagate by sowing spores as soon as ripe, division of rhizomes in spring or by bulbils in autumn

Pests

Generally pest free outdoors

Diseases

Can be susceptible to Taphrina wettsteiniana

Garden Uses

Uses

Ground CoverPatio ContainerCottage Informal

Planting Places

OutdoorPond MarginsConservatorySubmerged Aquatic

Season of Interest

SpringSummerAutumnWinter

Size & Characteristics

Height

0.1-0.5 Metres

Spread

0.5-1 Metres

Habit

Clump Forming

Time to Full Height

Ten To Twenty Years