Scientific Name:
Dryopteris dilatata
'Jimmy Dyce'
Pronunciation:
dry-OP-tur-iss dye-luh-TAY-tuh
Common Name:
Jimmy's upright broad buckler fern
Family Name:
Dryopteridaceae
Plant Type:
Fern
Key ID Features:
Dark green frond is more dissected (pinnae are like mini fronds) and has a double row of tan sori that look like tiny spiders.
Habit:
Upright
Form:
Vase
Texture:
Fine
Mature Height:
0.4 - 0.7m
Mature Spread:
0.6 - 1.0m
Growth Rate:
Fast
Origin:
Europe, Garden origin
Hardiness Rating:
Zone 4: (-34 to -29 °C)
Exposure:
Part sun/part shade, Filtered shade, Deep shade
Soil/Growing Medium:
Acidic
Water Use:
Moderate
Landscape Uses:
Accent plant, Container planting, Filler, Group or mass planting, Mixed shrub border, Perennial border
Additional Info:
Leaf Morphology:
Form:
Compound, Fern-like
Arrangement:
Basal
Texture/Venation:
Soft flexible
Surfaces:
Glabrous
Compound Leaf:
Odd-pinnate, Tripinnate
Colour in Summer:
Bluish
Colour in Fall:
Bluish
Shapes:
Oblong, Ovate
Margins:
Dentate
Inflorescence Type:
Flower Morphology:
Colour (petals):
No flowers
Flower Time at Peak:
Fruit Type:
Sporangium (spores)
Fruit Colour:
Brown
Fruiting Time:
Bark or Stem Colour:
Additional Info:
no above ground stem
Organ Modifications:
Rhizomes
Propagation:
Spore, Division - below ground parts
Maintenance:
Low
Pest Susceptibility:
Fungal leaf spot, Galls, Rust (Pest resistant, Disease resistant)
