crested buckler fern
Also known as: crested wood fern
A clump forming fern consisting of semi-evergreen errect fertile fronds with widely spaced leaflets and shorter, arching sterile fronds which are evergreen.
Scientific classification
- Species
- crested buckler fern (Dryopteris cristata)
- Genus
- Dryopteris
- Family
- Dryopteridaceae
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- Toxicity
- Ferns · Herbaceous Perennial
- Plant type
- 0.1-0.5 metres
- Height
- 0.5-1 metres
- Spread
- Semi evergreen
- Foliage
- Clump forming
- Habit
- Spring · Summer · Autumn · Winter
- Season of interest
- Full shade · Partial shade
- Sunlight
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- Ideal temperature
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Distribution of crested buckler fern
Distribution map
Temperate N. Hemisphere
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Culture
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Toxicity
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Quick identification of crested buckler fern
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crested buckler fern care guide
- Keep soil evenly moist with higher air humidity
- Watering
- Full shade · Partial shade
- Sunlight
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- Ideal temperature
Watering
Keep soil evenly moist with higher air humidity
Fertilizing
FertilizingWeak balanced feed during active frond growth
Pruning
PruningGenerally not required
Propagation
PropagationPropagate by division or spores
Growing
GrowingBest grown in moist (but not waterlogged) neutral or acid soils in partial shade. See 'how to grow ferns'.
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Common pests and diseases
Diseases
Generally disease-free
Pests
Generally pest-free
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