Dryopteris affinis The King Lepisorus Salvia chamaedryoides differs in having

Salvia chamaedryoides differs in having silvery-grey foliage and cobalt blue flowers and it is a smaller plant

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Here is a gem for the woodland rock garden

but is strangely absent from most American gardens

The 18" stems of fuzzy

Dryopteris affinis The King Lepisorus Salvia chamaedryoides differs in havingIs this a macho hardy fern or what? Dryopteris 'The King' is a remnant from England's Victorian fern craze that makes a superb garden specimen to 30" tall x 30" wide. The broad, semi evergreen, rich green fronds boast petticoats on both the end of each pinnae and the end of each frond. Imagine a king with that many petticoats and without a wife hmmm. Regardless, Dryopteris 'The King' is a great deer resistant specimen fern for that prized spot in the