Dryopteris affinis The King Lepisorus Here is a gem for

Here is a gem for the woodland rock garden

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upright sub-shrub to 2' tall x 2' wide

but is strangely absent from most American gardens

Hosta plantaginea is noted not only for its shiny

Dryopteris affinis The King Lepisorus Here is a gem forIs this a macho hardy fern or what? Dryopteris 'The King' is a remnant from England's Victorian fern craze that makes a superb garden specimen to 30" tall x 30" wide. The broad, semi evergreen, rich green fronds boast petticoats on both the end of each pinnae and the end of each frond. Imagine a king with that many petticoats and without a wife hmmm. Regardless, Dryopteris 'The King' is a great deer resistant specimen fern for that prized spot in the