Product Details
- Form: Upright evergreen fern
- Height: 2ft or 60cm high trunk. Fronds extend to over 1m.
- Width: 1-1.5m at widest point
- Production: Field or container grown and suitable for all year round planting
- Pot Size: 30-50ltr
- Position: Semi shade or full shade
- Soil: Any fertile moist but well drained soil
- Interest: Large architectural fronds that spread widely from the crown of the plant
- Rate of Growth: Slow growing
- Flowers: Insignificant
- Hardiness: Frost tender. Protect crown in winter and only water in crown when in active growth. Prune out dead fronds in spring/summer.
Dicksonia Antarctica is an unusual and interesting feature plant. This evergreen tree fern has a thick reddish-brown, fibrous trunk. It produces large, arching fronds that are deeply divided and dark-green in colour. Grown for its architectural stature this plant can reach 4m high and 4m wide in 20-50 years. Accredited with the RHS Award of Garden Merit.
