Dicksonia Antarctica-Tree Fern in 9 cm Pot

Dicksonia antarctica is the most iconic and popular of large ferns grown in the UK. With an unsurpassed elegance and primordial visual effect it is a plant of outstanding beauty and has been granted the RHS Award of Garden Merit. Stout reddish-brown stem and a terminal rosette of arching, deeply divided, glossy dark green fronds to 3m in length. These ferns can also be grown very successfully in pots and containers as long as you can reproduce the basic requirements, and especially the need for constant moisture. Use a good quality neutral or acid (ericaceous) peat or peat substitute compost. Be very careful with cheap peat free composts that often dry out very quickly. Tree ferns generally require a constant feed of nutrients so please ensure you feed regularly as a hungry plant is a poor performer. We recommend Osmoscote pro 8 - 9 month applied in the early spring as growth begins. One application gives all the nutrients the plant requires for the whole year. Ensure the pot or container is placed in a semi shady location while the plant is young however as soon as a stem begins to form they can take quite strong sunlight. Keep moist and protect from frost in winter. In a frost proof location with good light, they will continue to grow through winter. Once you have half a meter of stem the the plants are less prone to damage from cold weather. These plants are produced from spores and are grown here on our Nursery. They are not imported from the wild. Please note: The images we use are designed to show the features that the plant is usually appreciated for. They are not representative of the size of plant you will receive. The size of the plant pot can be found in the listing title. Please send us a message if you have any queries.