{"product_id":"dennstaedtia-davallioides-lacy-ground-fern","title":"Lacy Ground Fern - Dennstaedtia davallioides","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePrice includes everything:\u003c\/strong\u003e the plant, free delivery and professional installation by our planting team. One price, whole job done.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eLacy Ground Fern - Dennstaedtia davallioides\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhere most ferns present as a crown, \u003cem\u003eDennstaedtia davallioides\u003c\/em\u003e presents as a drift. Individual triangular fronds, cut so finely they look almost translucent, rise one by one on wiry stems from a running underground rhizome, filling a shaded bed with a soft, airy layer about a metre deep. It is the fern that makes a rainforest planting look like it grew there rather than being installed.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eWhy Lacy Ground Fern\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFrond Texture\u003c\/strong\u003e: Three times divided fronds give one of the finest textures available in an Australian shade plant.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDrifting Habit\u003c\/strong\u003e: Fronds emerge singly along a spreading rhizome rather than in tufts, so a planting reads as a natural stand.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWeed Suppression\u003c\/strong\u003e: Once the colony closes over, the shaded, rhizome filled soil leaves little room for weed seedlings.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eRainforest Provenance\u003c\/strong\u003e: An east coast native of wet forest and rainforest margins, so it sits correctly under lilly pilly, tree fern and native canopy.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eVigour in Shade\u003c\/strong\u003e: It fills space fast in low light, which few fine textured plants manage.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eIdeal Applications\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eUnder Canopy Mass Planting\u003c\/strong\u003e: Broad sweeps beneath established trees where nothing else will hold cover.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eRainforest Garden Floors\u003c\/strong\u003e: The soft middle layer between groundcovers and tall ferns in a subtropical or wet temperate scheme.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eShaded Bank Stabilisation\u003c\/strong\u003e: The spreading rhizome network binds loose soil on cool, shaded slopes.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eContained Courtyard Beds\u003c\/strong\u003e: Excellent in a raised or edged bed where the spread has a defined boundary.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eSpecimen \u0026amp; Installation\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSpacing (screening\/hedge):\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 to 1m for a colony that closes over within two to three seasons\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSpacing (feature\/avenue):\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.2 to 1.5m where a looser, more open drift is intended\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBest Planting Season:\u003c\/strong\u003e Autumn to early spring, into moist soil\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSoil \u0026amp; Drainage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Deep, humus rich, acidic and consistently moist; free draining but never allowed to bake dry\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEstablishment Care:\u003c\/strong\u003e Water deeply twice weekly through the first two summers and keep a leaf litter or fine bark mulch over the rhizome zone. Be aware this fern spreads with real vigour in good conditions, so install an edge or root barrier if it sits against a bed you want to keep clear.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003ePlant Details\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 to 1.2m\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWidth:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 to 2m per plant, spreading further by rhizome\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGrowth Rate:\u003c\/strong\u003e Moderate to fast in moist shade\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFoliage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Evergreen in mild gardens, dying back in cold or dry winters and reshooting in spring\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLight:\u003c\/strong\u003e Part shade to full shade, sheltered from hot wind\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNative to:\u003c\/strong\u003e Eastern Australia, in wet forest and rainforest margins\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFlower Colour:\u003c\/strong\u003e None, spore bearing\n\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Nursery Direct","offers":[{"title":"400mm","offer_id":59795381715230,"sku":"ND-0615-400MM","price":800.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1000\/2536\/8862\/files\/8e3yvCk_TaGP_LD6vrFlA_r0TvQqPd.jpg?v=1787314676","url":"https:\/\/nurserydirect.com.au\/products\/dennstaedtia-davallioides-lacy-ground-fern","provider":"Nursery Direct","version":"1.0","type":"link"}