Dryopteris goldieana ~ Goldie’s Shield Fern, Giant Wood Fern - Delivered By ServeScape
Dryopteris goldieana ~ Goldie’s Shield Fern, Giant Wood Fern-ServeScape
Dryopteris goldieana ~ Goldie’s Shield Fern, Giant Wood Fern-ServeScape
Dryopteris goldieana ~ Goldie’s Shield Fern, Giant Wood Fern-ServeScape
Dryopteris goldieana ~ Goldie’s Shield Fern, Giant Wood Fern - Delivered By ServeScape
Dryopteris goldieana ~ Goldie’s Shield Fern, Giant Wood Fern-ServeScape
Dryopteris goldieana ~ Goldie’s Shield Fern, Giant Wood Fern-ServeScape
Dryopteris goldieana ~ Goldie’s Shield Fern, Giant Wood Fern-ServeScape

Dryopteris goldiana

Goldie’s Shield Fern, Giant Wood Fern

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**Dormancy Note - This plant may be currently dormant for the fall/winter! It is still available for purchase! Your delivered plant may be dormant, or showing very little top growth. However, you can still plant! These plants are putting all their energy into root production, so they will be ready to thrive in the spring! If you have any issues with your plant the following peak season, you can fill out our return request form to request a replacement plant.

Goldie's Shield Fern is a large deciduous fern native to the Northeast with an upright open habit.  Goldie’s Shield Fern has 3-4’ backward arching triangular fronds that can be either dark green or golden green and abruptly taper at the tips. Thrives in rich, moist, acidic soils with some shade.  

*Deciduous ferns may still be dormant until late spring. This will appear that we've delivered a pot full of dirt however a healthy robust fern is awaiting inside.

Type: 

Fern

Origins:

Northeast N. America

Height: 

3' - 4’

Spread: 

4’ - 6’

Spacing: 

5’

USDA Hardiness Zone: 

3 - 7

Culture: 

Part Sun, Full Shade

Bloom Color: 

N/A

Season of Interest: 

Multi-Seasonal

MAINTENANCE NEEDS: Low Maintenance.  Water regularly.

LANDSCAPE USES:  Accents or Group Plantings, Borders, Woodland Garden, Rock Gardens, Naturalized Areas, Native Gardens, Containers.

COMPANION PLANTS: Bleeding Heart, Coral Bells, Lungwort

IMAGES: Photo by David J. Stang, Dryopteris goldiana 5zz, CC BY-SA 4.0, (2) R. A. Nonenmacher, Dryopteris goldiana CR-1249a, CC BY-SA 4.0, (3) Wasp32, Dryopteris goldiana112, CC BY 4.0

* As plants have ranges in appearance they may not appear as the images shown.

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