gymnocarpium dryopteris (western oak fern) native violet

gymnocarpium dryopteris (western oak fern) native violetdelicate, pale green fronds in the spring, deepen in colour with age fronds emerge from the long, creeping rhizomes hairy fiddleheads rise from under the soil, not from a central crown like most ferns fiddleheads develop into three one for each leaf division good ground cover deciduous non flowering zone 3 height 15 30cm spread 30 45cm oak fern grows best in a moist to average, well drained soil, in partial or full shade they need consistent moisture

best grown in a moist to wet soil in partial to full shade

grow in a fertile

once the blooms are finished

yellow petaloides

loose upright clump of light green pendulous blades turn yellow in the fall

they can be affected by vine weevil

when consistent moisture is provided

clusters of pale purple-pink with a yellow-green blotch

clusters of lavender-pink

bloom time: midsummer to early autumn

'moonshadow' requires some sun to keep the centre of the leaves gold

very easy to grow perennial with no significant disease or insect issues