Crested Golden-Scaled Male Fern 'Cristata The King'
Family: Dryopteridaceae (Wood
Fern Family)
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Hardiness Zones: 4-8
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Height: 2-4 feet
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Spread: 2-3 feet
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Bloom Time:
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Bloom: non-flowering
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Light: part shade to full shade;
tolerates some sun once established
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Soil: average, well-drained
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Moisture: medium
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Use: bedding or border; specimen;
understory ; woodland or shade gardens; large containers
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Care: mulch around plants with dead
leaves in the fall; benefits from cold winter protection; prune back dead
fronds in spring to encourage new growth
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Concerns: no serious insect or disease
problems
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Native to: species native to woodlands of
eastern Europe and western Asia
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Notes: a favorite in gardens since
Victorian times; forms tall clump of large, arching, deep-green fronds with
shaggy, crested tips; semi-evergreen in mild-winter regions; deer and rabbit
resistant
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Supplier: Landscape Designs, Inc.
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Teaching Garden
Location & Code: Shade Garden F266
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