Dryopteris championii - Champion's Wood fern
Dryopteris championii - Champion's Wood fern
Dryopteris championii - Champion's Wood fern
Dryopteris championii
Champion's Wood fern
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Description
Dryopteris championii is an Asian fern that combines beauty and resilience: its vegetation remains very attractive in winter, it withstands cold perfectly and adapts to periodically dry soils. The plant offers young leaves in spring, which are a bright green colour covered with a white fuzz, and they unfold into tough fronds of a shiny dark green colour, forming a beautiful clump that will maintain its elegance in winter. Its neat and spreading silhouette does not go unnoticed in slightly shaded areas of the garden.
Dryopteris championii belongs to the large family of Dryopteridaceae. It is a botanical species native to dry undergrowth in Japan, Korea, China, and the mountains of Hong Kong. The plant forms a clump that is on average 70cm (28in) tall and 60cm (24in) wide, depending on the growing conditions. Its growth is quite slow and its short rhizome stump is not invasive. The fronds, triangular in shape, are both upright and slightly curved, bipinnate, of a shiny dark green colour, and divided into 12 to 14 pairs of pinnae. The vegetation remains upright throughout the winter. The stump and the rachis, which is the main vein of each frond, are typically covered with reddish-brown scales that pleasantly contrast with the colour of the foliage.
Dryopteris championii, not demanding in terms of soil type, is very easy to grow in all shady and not too dry places, but in fertile and well-drained soil with a tendency to be humus-rich. This fern also makes a good border and semi-shade plant. Elegant and robust, it easily integrates into shrub beds, with hydrangeas, sacred bamboos, or roses, for example. It will thrive under the cover of trees alongside Solomon's seals, silver candles, Astilbes, and more.
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Botanical data
Dryopteris
championii
Dryopteridaceae
Champion's Wood fern
East Asia
Planting and care
Dryopteris championii is a fern that is very cold-resistant (up to -25 °C) and not very demanding in terms of soil. It can be planted in spring or autumn, in shade or partial shade, in a light and fertile soil, enriched with humus or leaf compost, moist but not too dry in summer. This plant adapts to full shade as well as partial shade. It can tolerate occasional drought. In very cold winters, some leaves may be destroyed.
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Hardiness is the lowest winter temperature a plant can endure without suffering serious damage or even dying. However, hardiness is affected by location (a sheltered area, such as a patio), protection (winter cover) and soil type (hardiness is improved by well-drained soil).
The flowering period indicated on our website applies to countries and regions located in USDA zone 8 (France, the United Kingdom, Ireland, the Netherlands, etc.)
It will vary according to where you live:- In zones 9 to 10 (Italy, Spain, Greece, etc.), flowering will occur about 2 to 4 weeks earlier.
- In zones 6 to 7 (Germany, Poland, Slovenia, and lower mountainous regions), flowering will be delayed by 2 to 3 weeks.
- In zone 5 (Central Europe, Scandinavia), blooming will be delayed by 3 to 5 weeks.
In temperate climates, pruning of spring-flowering shrubs (forsythia, spireas, etc.) should be done just after flowering.
Pruning of summer-flowering shrubs (Indian Lilac, Perovskia, etc.) can be done in winter or spring.
In cold regions as well as with frost-sensitive plants, avoid pruning too early when severe frosts may still occur.
The planting period indicated on our website applies to countries and regions located in USDA zone 8 (France, United Kingdom, Ireland, Netherlands).
It will vary according to where you live:
- In Mediterranean zones (Marseille, Madrid, Milan, etc.), autumn and winter are the best planting periods.
- In continental zones (Strasbourg, Munich, Vienna, etc.), delay planting by 2 to 3 weeks in spring and bring it forward by 2 to 4 weeks in autumn.
- In mountainous regions (the Alps, Pyrenees, Carpathians, etc.), it is best to plant in late spring (May-June) or late summer (August-September).
The harvesting period indicated on our website applies to countries and regions in USDA zone 8 (France, England, Ireland, the Netherlands).
In colder areas (Scandinavia, Poland, Austria...) fruit and vegetable harvests are likely to be delayed by 3-4 weeks.
In warmer areas (Italy, Spain, Greece, etc.), harvesting will probably take place earlier, depending on weather conditions.
The sowing periods indicated on our website apply to countries and regions within USDA Zone 8 (France, UK, Ireland, Netherlands).
In colder areas (Scandinavia, Poland, Austria...), delay any outdoor sowing by 3-4 weeks, or sow under glass.
In warmer climes (Italy, Spain, Greece, etc.), bring outdoor sowing forward by a few weeks.