Dryopteris cycadina or D. atrata ~ Shaggy Shield Fern, Black Wood Fern - Delivered By ServeScape
Dryopteris cycadina or D. atrata ~ Shaggy Shield Fern, Black Wood Fern-ServeScape
Dryopteris cycadina or D. atrata ~ Shaggy Shield Fern, Black Wood Fern-ServeScape
Dryopteris cycadina or D. atrata ~ Shaggy Shield Fern, Black Wood Fern-ServeScape
Dryopteris cycadina or D. atrata ~ Shaggy Shield Fern, Black Wood Fern-ServeScape
Dryopteris cycadina or D. atrata ~ Shaggy Shield Fern, Black Wood Fern - Delivered By ServeScape
Dryopteris cycadina or D. atrata ~ Shaggy Shield Fern, Black Wood Fern-ServeScape
Dryopteris cycadina or D. atrata ~ Shaggy Shield Fern, Black Wood Fern-ServeScape
Dryopteris cycadina or D. atrata ~ Shaggy Shield Fern, Black Wood Fern-ServeScape
Dryopteris cycadina or D. atrata ~ Shaggy Shield Fern, Black Wood Fern-ServeScape

Dryopteris cycadina or D. atrata

Shaggy Shield Fern, Black 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.

Shaggy Shield Fern is a semi-evergreen fern that has an upright vase habit.  Shaggy Shield Fern has stiff leathery fronds with black hair-like scales covering the rachis. Thrives in rich, moist, acidic soils with some shade.  Tolerates drought once established.

Type: 

Fern

Origins:

North India, China, Taiwan and Japan

Height: 

1.5' - 3’

Spread: 

1.5’ - 3’

Spacing: 

2’

USDA Hardiness Zone: 

5 - 8

Culture: 

Part Sun, Full Shade

Bloom Color: 

N/A

Season of Interest: 

Year-Round

MAINTENANCE NEEDS: Low Maintenance. It can tolerate wet soils and heavy shade.  In cold climates cut back old fronds in winter to encourage new growth.

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

COMPANION PLANTS: Lungwort, Bleeding Heart, Coral Bells

IMAGES: Photo by David J. Stang, Dryopteris cycadina 0zz, CC BY-SA 4.0, (2) Raffi Kojian, Gardenology.org-IMG 2351 rbgs11jan, CC BY-SA 3.0, (3) Auckland Museum, Dryopteris cycadina (Franch. and Sav.) C.Chr. (AM AK363563-1), CC BY 4.0, (4) Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, Dryopteris atrata kz1, CC BY-SA 4.0, (5) Photo by David J. Stang, Dryopteris cycadina 1zz, CC BY-SA 4.0

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

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