Lacerate Wood-fern (Dryopteris lacera)

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Todd_Boland St. John's, NL(Zone 5b) Nov 24, 2004

Lacerate Wood-fern
Dryopteris lacera

One of my favourite ferns; beautiful vase-shaped form

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doss Stanford, CA(Zone 9b) May 15, 2005

Todd, Beautiful fern. It would happen to be semi-evergreen would it? I have the perfect place for two of them. That is if they take full shade.

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Todd_Boland St. John's, NL(Zone 5b) May 15, 2005

It is indeed semi-evergreen, probably nearly full evergreen in your area. Mine does get some sun for about 2-3 hours in early morning but shade the rest of the day.

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doss Stanford, CA(Zone 9b) May 15, 2005

Thanks so much!

If it gets sun 2 to 3 hours a day in zone 5, it will be very happy in zone 9 with total bright shade - that is if it will tolerate zone 9 heat. Next step in the adventure is to find out that, and where to buy it. There's a fern place in Oregon, maybe they'll have it. We're just a little over the top for many plants here. For some it doesn't get cold enough, and for some they just melt in the heat. But of course there is a lot we can grow.

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Todd_Boland St. John's, NL(Zone 5b) May 15, 2005

I got mine from a nursery in British Columbia...that species does very well in the Pacific Northwest. I expect Oregon nurseries should sell it.

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mkjones Aurora, TX(Zone 8a) May 15, 2005

WOW. Beautiful, Todd. Really unique.

=) MKJ

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doss Stanford, CA(Zone 9b) May 15, 2005

One more thing Todd, every website I look at says that this fern gets from 12-24 inches tall. How tall is yours?

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Todd_Boland St. John's, NL(Zone 5b) May 16, 2005

Closer to 24"

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Shadyfolks Chesterland, OH(Zone 5b) May 16, 2005

Great picture, I will have to watch for this fern when I am out shopping.

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doss Stanford, CA(Zone 9b) May 16, 2005

Thanks, Todd. I appreciate it. It is a beautiful fern. Now I'll have to figure out somewhere else to use it.

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henryr10 Cincinnati, OH(Zone 6b) May 16, 2005

I agree quite beautiful!
That vase shape almost looks like a young tropical tree fern
Does it hold shape all year or open up more as the season progresses?

Ric