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Best ferns for wildlife garden

Justin Doherty2Justin Doherty2 Posts: 205
in Wildlife gardening
Hi all, Any suggestions for the best large ferns for a wildlife garden? Thanks for any help, Justin
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  • Mrs GMrs G Posts: 336

    Royal fern is a big un.

  • nutcutletnutcutlet Posts: 27,441

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



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  • Justin Doherty2Justin Doherty2 Posts: 205
    Sorry, would prefer evergreen. Large/talk growing. Fairly Shady area.
  • Justin Doherty2Justin Doherty2 Posts: 205
    Tall*
  • nutcutletnutcutlet Posts: 27,441

    What's the soil like? 



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  • Justin Doherty2Justin Doherty2 Posts: 205
    It's in medium soil next to a log pile and another one I hope to plant near a pond.
  • nutcutletnutcutlet Posts: 27,441

    Dry? damp?, acid?, alkaline?



    In the sticks near Peterborough
  • star gaze lilystar gaze lily Posts: 17,608

    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.

  • Justin Doherty2Justin Doherty2 Posts: 205
    Not sure if acid or alkaline, haven't tested. Fairly dry. Not overly.
  • nutcutletnutcutlet Posts: 27,441

    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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