''Woodwardia unigemmata'', the jewelled chain fern, is a species of

evergreen In botany, an evergreen is a plant which has foliage that remains green and functional through more than one growing season. This also pertains to plants that retain their foliage only in warm climates, and contrasts with deciduous plants, whic ...

fern A fern (Polypodiopsida or Polypodiophyta ) is a member of a group of vascular plants (plants with xylem and phloem) that reproduce via spores and have neither seeds nor flowers. The polypodiophytes include all living pteridophytes exce ...

native to Eastern Asia from the Himalayas to China, Japan and the Philippines. Growing to tall by broad, it bears pinnately-divided fronds which emerge red and turn green when mature. It occurs in areas of high rainfall. This plant is grown as an ornamental, and in the UK has gained the

Royal Horticultural Society The Royal Horticultural Society (RHS), founded in 1804 as the Horticultural Society of London, is the UK's leading gardening charity. The RHS promotes horticulture through its five gardens at Wisley (Surrey), Hyde Hall (Essex), Harlow Carr (Nor ...

’s Award of Garden Merit. It is an imposing architectural subject which is thought to be hardy down to . However it requires a sheltered position in well-cultivated, reliably moist soil.

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Blechnaceae Ferns of Asia Flora of Asia {{Polypodiales-stub