AUSTRALIAN JUNGLE FERN

Pteris umbrosa – A popular species that is common in cultivation. It is quite hardy and quickly builds up into an attractive clumb. In its natural state it forms colonies along creek beds, usually in jungle or rainforest areas and often in rocky situations.

SUBSTRATE & WATERING

Normal well drained fernsoil.

It is worth trying this fern in a zone 8 in a sheltered spot in the garden

A shade loving fern from Australia with upright, shiny green fronds which have narrow leaflets A really bushy fern! Easily grown in pots or a protected position in the ground. Keep moist all the time and plant in full shade or partial shade.

A very good patio plant or houseplant

With this plant at home you imagine yourself in the jungle! Also ideal to convert your conservatory into a tropical rainforest. Cleans arsenic contaminated soil.

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Richard Hayward

The plant hunter

Richard Hayward, a famous British fern collector, has enjoyed ferns ever since he encountered them as a boy scout in South Wales and took them to London as souvenirs. After his retirement he owned a small fern farm in North Wales. He still exchanges spores and plants of rare species with other fern enthusiasts.

"I love ferns because of their diversity in shape, foliage, colour and beauty and their enormous urge to survive."

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