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Dicksonia antarctica

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Noun1.Dicksonia antarctica - of Australia and TasmaniaDicksonia antarctica - of Australia and Tasmania; often cultivated; hardy in cool climates
soft tree fern
tree fern - any of numerous usually tropical ferns having a thick woody stem or caudex and a crown of large fronds; found especially in Australia and New Zealand; chiefly of the families Cyatheaceae and Marattiaceae but some from Polypodiaceae
Dicksonia, genus Dicksonia - tree ferns of temperate Australasia having bipinnatifid or tripinnatifid fronds and usually marginal sori; in some classification systems placed in family Cyatheaceae
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And yet, take a look around the average British garden today and the commonest representative of the ferns that you are likely to see is Dicksonia antarctica, the New Zealand tree fern, so popularised by Alan Titchmarsh in his Barleywood garden in Hampshire.
GARDENING: Hardy ferns recapture glory days of Victoriang by Huddersfield Daily Examiner (Huddersfield, England)
Many palms need a mild winter to survive, such as Butia capitata, a small tree with elegant arching leaves, and Phoenix canariensis, which in a mild spot will make an impact quickly Mclndoe suggests good planting companions for exotics include Osmunda regalis, a fern which complements the Dicksonia antarctica and also enjoys I damp conditions in semi-I shade.
gardening: Touch of the tropics by Daily Post (Liverpool, England)
Other exotics include the tree fern, Dicksonia antarctica, another popular species in the contemporary garden which is particularly suited to smaller spaces as it's slow growing.
A touch of the tropics; Gardening by Birmingham Mail (England)
 
 
 
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