Jurassic™ T-Rex Wood Fern

Dryopteris tokyoensis

Pronunciation: drye-OPP-ter-iss toe-KEY-oh-en-sis
SKU #41369
5-8

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Erect fronds ranging from dark to light green form a strikingly vertical clump for a bold and highly textural statement in a shaded garden. Especially handsome when grouped to frame a garden element or niche in architecture. Use to add height and dimension to a low border or brighten a woodland understory. Deciduous.
LIGHT: Full shade, Partial shade
WATER: Keep soil moist, but not soggy.
SIZE: Slow growing; reaches 2 to 3 ft. tall and wide.

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This Plant's Growing Zones: 5-8

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Bloom TimePrized for foliage.
Deciduous/EvergreenDeciduous
Special FeaturesEasy Care, Compact Form
Problems/SolutionsDeer Resistant, Erosion Control, Rabbit Resistant
Growth RateSlow
Landscape UseBorder, Container
Foliage ColorGreen
Companion PlantsCoral Bells (Heuchera); Lenten Rose (Helleborus); Columbine (Aquilegia); Lungwort (Pulmonaria); Bleeding Heart (Dicentra)
Care InstructionsPrefers moist, enriched, humusy soils; shelter from drying winter winds. Water deeply, regularly during the first growing season to establish root system; once established, water as needed to maintain evenly moist soil. Fertilize regularly during growing season. Cut back old fronds after new growth begins in spring.
Details
Bloom TimePrized for foliage.
Deciduous/EvergreenDeciduous
Special FeaturesEasy Care, Compact Form
Problems/SolutionsDeer Resistant, Erosion Control, Rabbit Resistant
Growth RateSlow
Style
Landscape UseBorder, Container
Foliage ColorGreen
Companion PlantsCoral Bells (Heuchera); Lenten Rose (Helleborus); Columbine (Aquilegia); Lungwort (Pulmonaria); Bleeding Heart (Dicentra)
Care
Care InstructionsPrefers moist, enriched, humusy soils; shelter from drying winter winds. Water deeply, regularly during the first growing season to establish root system; once established, water as needed to maintain evenly moist soil. Fertilize regularly during growing season. Cut back old fronds after new growth begins in spring.

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We have been pioneers and craftsmen in the art of growing plants for nearly 100 years. Since our founding in Southern California by Harry E. Rosedale, Sr. in 1926, we have been absolutely dedicated and obsessed with quality.