Siebold's Wood Fern Dryopteris sieboldii
- Phonetic Spelling
- dry-OP-ter-iss see-BOLD-ee-aye
- Description
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Siebold's Wood Fern is a slow-growing evergreen fern with short creeping rhizomes from Asia. The leathery triangular blue-green fronds like to spread in dappled woodland shade. Once established, it is fairly drought and heat tolerant. It is evergreen to about 5 degrees F.
This fern is easy to grow in partial to full shade in well-drained, humus-rich, moist soil. Plant in a woodland setting, in a pot or small spaces.
VIDEO Created by NC State Extension's Homegrown series featuring Mark Weathington, Director of JC Raulston Arboretum.
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Attributes:
- Genus:
- Dryopteris
- Species:
- sieboldii
- Family:
- Polypodiaceae
- Life Cycle:
- Perennial
- Country Or Region Of Origin:
- South China and Japan
- Distribution:
- Eastern China, Japan, Taiwan
- Particularly Resistant To (Insects/Diseases/Other Problems):
- Heavy shade, This plant is seldom damaged by deer.
- Dimensions:
- Height: 1 ft. 0 in. - 3 ft. 0 in.
- Width: 2 ft. 0 in. - 3 ft. 0 in.
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Whole Plant Traits:
- Plant Type:
- Fern
- Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics:
- Broadleaf Evergreen
- Semi-evergreen
- Habit/Form:
- Arching
- Creeping
- Growth Rate:
- Slow
- Maintenance:
- Low
- Texture:
- Medium
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Cultural Conditions:
- Light:
- Dappled Sunlight (Shade through upper canopy all day)
- Deep shade (Less than 2 hours to no direct sunlight)
- Partial Shade (Direct sunlight only part of the day, 2-6 hours)
- Soil Texture:
- Clay
- High Organic Matter
- Loam (Silt)
- Soil pH:
- Acid (<6.0)
- Soil Drainage:
- Good Drainage
- Moist
- Occasionally Dry
- Available Space To Plant:
- 12 inches-3 feet
- NC Region:
- Coastal
- Mountains
- Piedmont
- USDA Plant Hardiness Zone:
- 6b, 7a, 7b, 8a, 8b, 9a, 9b
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Fruit:
- Fruit Description:
- No fruits. This plants reproduces via spores.
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Flowers:
- Flower Description:
- No Flowers.
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Leaves:
- Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics:
- Broadleaf Evergreen
- Semi-evergreen
- Leaf Color:
- Green
- Leaf Feel:
- Leathery
- Leaf Value To Gardener:
- Showy
- Leaf Type:
- Compound (Pinnately , Bipinnately, Palmately)
- Fronds
- Leaf Arrangement:
- Other/more complex
- Leaf Margin:
- Entire
- Hairs Present:
- No
- Leaf Length:
- > 6 inches
- Leaf Width:
- > 6 inches
- Leaf Description:
- Arching sterile fronds; erect fertile fronds with slightly narrower pinnae; have only 2-5 pairs of broad, leathery, undivided pinnae; terminal pinna is 8-12 in. long
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Stem:
- Stem Is Aromatic:
- No
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Landscape:
- Landscape Location:
- Container
- Small Space
- Woodland
- Landscape Theme:
- Asian Garden
- Rain Garden
- Shade Garden
- Winter Garden
- Design Feature:
- Accent
- Small groups
- Resistance To Challenges:
- Deer
- Heavy Shade
