Description | Tokyo Wood Fern (Dryopteris tokyoensis) A taller vase shaped upright Wood Fern. Good for the shaded areas of the garden. |
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Pronunciation | (dry-OP-ter-iss) |
Plant Type | Ferns - Hardy |
Hardiness Zone | 5-8 |
Sunlight | part sun, shaded |
Moisture | aveage, moist, wet |
Soil & Site | native to wet moist, acidic soils |
Flowers | non-flowering, reproduce by spores through alternation of generation, evolved prior to flowering plants |
Fruit | spores |
Leaves | light green narrow fronds, lance shaped pinnae |
Stems | erect rhyzome |
Dimensions | 18-36 by 6-8 inches (HS), slender upright growth form |
Propagation | division, spores |
Native Site | Japan, Korea and areas of China |
Misc Facts | Genus name from Greek dryas meaning oak and pteris meaning fern in reference to the presence of some species of wood ferns in woodland areas populated with oaks. |
Notes & Reference | #90-Ferns for American Gardens (John T Mickel), #228-Encyclopedia of Garden Ferns (Sue Olsen) |