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Jeweled Chain Fern

Woodwardia unigemmata

Pronunciation: wood-WARD-ee-uh yoo-nee-jem-MAH-ta
SKU #09760
8-10

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LIGHT: Full shade
WATER: Keep soil consistently moist.
SIZE: Reaches 2 ft. tall, 4 to 6 ft. wide.
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Description A spectacular fern for the shade garden. Bold, arching, three-foot or longer fronds emerge with a striking red tint, making an exquisite curtain when planted atop a wall and allowed to naturally drape downward. Excellent texture for a woodland setting. Each frond produces small plantlets, which will grow when they touch the soil. Evergreen.
Bloom Time Prized for foliage.
Deciduous/Evergreen Evergreen
Special Features Dramatic Foliage Color, Easy Care
Problems/Solutions Deer Resistant, Erosion Control, Rabbit Resistant
Growth Rate Moderate
Landscape Use Border, Container
Foliage Color Dark Green
Companion Plants Coral Bells (Heuchera); Bleeding Heart (Dicentra); Hosta (Hosta); Ligularia (Ligularia); Lungwort (Pulmonaria)
Care Instructions Provide humus rich, moist, well-drained soil. Water deeply and regularly during the first growing season to establish an extensive root system. Prefers cool, shaded sites; avoid arid conditions and drying winds. Mulch to protect in cold winter areas.
History This species is native to Eastern Asia. The genus name Woodwardia is attributed to Thomas Jenkinson Woodward (1745-1820), a British botanist. The species unigemmata comes from the Latin "uni" meaning "one" and "gemmatus" meaning "jeweled", in reference to the bulb-like plantlets that adorn the underside and end of its fronds.
Details
DescriptionA spectacular fern for the shade garden. Bold, arching, three-foot or longer fronds emerge with a striking red tint, making an exquisite curtain when planted atop a wall and allowed to naturally drape downward. Excellent texture for a woodland setting. Each frond produces small plantlets, which will grow when they touch the soil. Evergreen.
Bloom TimePrized for foliage.
Deciduous/EvergreenEvergreen
Special FeaturesDramatic Foliage Color, Easy Care
Problems/SolutionsDeer Resistant, Erosion Control, Rabbit Resistant
Growth RateModerate
Style
Landscape UseBorder, Container
Foliage ColorDark Green
Companion PlantsCoral Bells (Heuchera); Bleeding Heart (Dicentra); Hosta (Hosta); Ligularia (Ligularia); Lungwort (Pulmonaria)
Care
Care InstructionsProvide humus rich, moist, well-drained soil. Water deeply and regularly during the first growing season to establish an extensive root system. Prefers cool, shaded sites; avoid arid conditions and drying winds. Mulch to protect in cold winter areas.
History
HistoryThis species is native to Eastern Asia. The genus name Woodwardia is attributed to Thomas Jenkinson Woodward (1745-1820), a British botanist. The species unigemmata comes from the Latin "uni" meaning "one" and "gemmatus" meaning "jeweled", in reference to the bulb-like plantlets that adorn the underside and end of its fronds.

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We have been pioneers and craftsmen in the art of growing plants for nearly 100 years. Since our founding in Southern California by Harry E. Rosedale, Sr. in 1926, we have been absolutely dedicated and obsessed with quality.