Synonyms: Beautiful Chinese Wood Fern, Chinese Wood Fern

A very handsome woodland Dryopteris with large, triangular fronds. It is somewhat reminiscent of our U.S. Native Marginal Wood Fern, Dryopteris marginalis, except D. pulcherrima has wider fronds that tend to arch down more as they mature but still have that lovely, almost overlapping character to their pinnae. As a fairly new introduction, the overall hardiness has not concretely been established but we suspect it is adaptable in Zones 6-9.

Frond Condition: Evergreen

Mature Size: 2’; arching

Root Type: Central Crown or Caudex, Clump Forming

Origin: Himalayas

USDA Zones: 6, 7, 8, 9