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Wallich's Wood Fern, Alpine Wood Fern, Laukahi

Dryopteriswallichiana

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Genus

Dryopteris (dry-OP-ter-iss)

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Species

wallichiana (wal-ik-ee-AH-nuh)

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Synonym

Aspidium wallichianum

Dryopteris cyrtolepis

Dryopteris paleacea

Dryopteris parallelogramma

Dryopteris wallichiana var. himalaica

Sun Exposure

Partial to Full Shade

Foliage

Grown for foliage

Evergreen

Height

24-36 in. (60-90 cm)

36-48 in. (90-120 cm)

4-6 ft. (1.2-1.8 m)

Spacing

24-36 in. (60-90 cm)

Hardiness

USDA Zone 5a: to -28.8 °C (-20 °F)

USDA Zone 5b: to -26.1 °C (-15 °F)

USDA Zone 6a: to -23.3 °C (-10 °F)

USDA Zone 6b: to -20.5 °C (-5 °F)

USDA Zone 7a: to -17.7 °C (0 °F)

USDA Zone 7b: to -14.9 °C (5 °F)

USDA Zone 8a: to -12.2 °C (10 °F)

USDA Zone 8b: to -9.4 °C (15 °F)

USDA Zone 9a: to -6.6 °C (20 °F)

USDA Zone 9b: to -3.8 °C (25 °F)

USDA Zone 10a: to -1.1 °C (30 °F)

Danger

Unknown - Tell us

Bloom Color

Inconspicuous/none

Bloom Time

N/A

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Cretaceous

El Sobrante, CA (Zone 9b) | March 2007 | neutral

Native to Hawaii, Mexico, and also South America, and Asia. Hard to find in local nurseries.

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