Family: Dryopteridaceae
Genus: Dryopteris
Botanical name: Dryopteris wallichiana
Common name: Wallich's Wood Fern
Origin: Central Asia, Hawaii, Mexico and elsewhere
Height: 150cm

A regal specimen of upright fronds with brown hairy midribs. Rachis (stalk) is noticeably dark, often with black scales which is particularly striking against the emerging yellowish-green fronds. Nathaniel Wallich (1786–1854) was a Danish botanist, author, and curator of Calcutta Botanic Garden.

Deciduous.