Family: Dryopteridaceae
Genus: Diplazium (dy-PLAY-zee-um) (Info)
Species: esculentum (es-kew-LEN-tum) (Info)
Synonym:Anisogonium esculentum
Synonym:Athyrium esculentum
Category:
Perennials
Trees
Height:
4-6 ft. (1.2-1.8 m)
Spacing:
6-8 ft. (1.8-2.4 m)
Hardiness:
USDA Zone 8b: to -9.4 °C (15 °F)
USDA Zone 9a: to -6.6 °C (20 °F)
USDA Zone 9b: to -3.8 °C (25 °F)
USDA Zone 10a: to -1.1 °C (30 °F)
USDA Zone 10b: to 1.7 °C (35 °F)
USDA Zone 11: above 4.5 °C (40 °F)
Sun Exposure:
Partial to Full Shade
Danger:
N/A
Bloom Color:
White/Near White
Bloom Time:
N/A
Foliage:
Grown for foliage
Deciduous
Shiny/Glossy-Textured
Other details:
Requires consistently moist soil; do not let dry out between waterings
Soil pH requirements:
5.6 to 6.0 (acidic)
6.1 to 6.5 (mildly acidic)
6.6 to 7.5 (neutral)
Patent Information:
Non-patented
Propagation Methods:
By dividing rhizomes, tubers, corms or bulbs (including offsets)
From leaf cuttings
From herbaceous stem cuttings
From woody stem cuttings
From softwood cuttings
From semi-hardwood cuttings
Seed Collecting:
N/A: plant does not set seed, flowers are sterile, or plants will not come true from seed
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