Best ferns for wildlife garden

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• Mrs G Posts: 336

  March 2014

  Royal fern is a big un.

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• nutcutlet PeterboroughPosts: 26,630

  March 2014

  The male fern, Dryopteris felix-mas is very easy and less fussy about moisture than a lot of them.

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• Justin Doherty2 Posts: 205

  March 2014

  Sorry, would prefer evergreen. Large/talk growing. Fairly Shady area.

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• Justin Doherty2 Posts: 205

  March 2014

  Tall*

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• nutcutlet PeterboroughPosts: 26,630

  March 2014

  What's the soil like? 

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• Justin Doherty2 Posts: 205

  March 2014

  It's in medium soil next to a log pile and another one I hope to plant near a pond.

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• nutcutlet PeterboroughPosts: 26,630

  March 2014

  Dry? damp?, acid?, alkaline?

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• star gaze lily Posts: 16,997

  March 2014

  Ooh, sorry, could ask on your thread too please, Justin.  i'd like a small/medium fern for my stumpery that I will be making soon.  soil is clay but prob topsoil where it is going.

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• Justin Doherty2 Posts: 205

  March 2014

  Not sure if acid or alkaline, haven't tested. Fairly dry. Not overly.

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• nutcutlet PeterboroughPosts: 26,630

  March 2014

  matteuccia, the shuttlecock is deciduous and damp loving.

  The royal fern like it really wet and preferably acid

  harts tongue, asplenium is evergreen, easy but not very big

  Lots of info here http://www.plantpost.co.uk/ferns.php

   

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