Doodia media

Product Description

Doodia media brings a distinctive touch of colour and texture to shady planting, with fresh fronds emerging bronze before maturing to deep green. The leathery, sword-shaped foliage is carried on bright red stems, creating an attractive contrast as the evergreen clump develops.

Tufted and compact, this fern reaches around 30 cm in height and spread, making it well-suited to the front of a border, woodland-style planting or containers where its finely textured foliage can be appreciated. With no showy flowers, its appeal lies in the character of its fronds and the persistent structure they provide year-round.

Doodia media favours partial or light shade with shelter from harsh exposure, thriving in moist, well-drained, humus-rich soil. Its cool woodland character combines naturally with shade-loving genera such as Pachysandra, Convallaria and Dryopteris, while the evergreen foliage provides dependable interest beyond the main growing season.

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