Losophoria quadripinnata

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Losophoria quadripinnata

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A brilliant giant fern from Chile, dark green on top and silvery blue underneath. Fronds can grow to 3mtrs. Hardy to -15C
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Yes a superb fern! Mine is still very small but growing nicely
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If only it wasn't so difficult (and expensive) to get hold of!
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The price is all that puts me off.
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Tom2006 wrote:Yes a superb fern! Mine is still very small but growing nicely
Where did you manage to get hold of a small one Tom?
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A very generous person from a garden forum. I was very lucky. If I can get mine to really get growing I will be able to do the same. icon_thumleft
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I've just bought a decent size one from one of my suppliers, have they any special requirements apart from being kept in the shade?. karl.
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No not really. I have mine in decent soil, quite rich, shady and moist. They do like a heavy mulch late autumn and if we get stupidly cold I would try to cover it with a cheap quilt or something similar.
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karl66 wrote: have they any special requirements apart from being kept in the shade?. karl.

Losophoria quadripinnata will perform better for you if you dont keep it in the shade, it likes full sun best..

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greendragon wrote:The price is all that puts me off.
Same here. I read that they don't trunk very well in our fair country or arr very very slow to do so. Hence i think i'd rather buy another Dicksonia antarctica and they are apparently related anyway.
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Spellcheck: Lophosoria :wink:

Might help with finding it for sale! :lol:
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greendragon wrote:The price is all that puts me off.
Keep an eye on Amulree at their end of season sales....I got one for £25... icon_thumright
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I got a 15L one from this year's Gardeners' World Live for £35. It was from the Bentley Ferns stand. Their website sells the same size at £45. They might be displaying at show near you throughout the year.

http://www.bentleyferns.co.uk/plant-fairs.html

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has it arrived yet karl?
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Green, it didn't arrive i picked it up the same day!! its been in the ground 2wks on sunday & i must admit i'm chuffed with it. The silver colouring on the underside looks stunning & when it gets 6/7ft tall it will look great i imagine.I'm off on my hol's tommorow afternoon so i hope to see some progress on return. karl.
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