Dryopteris stenolepis
Dryopteris stenolepis is a beautifully symmetrical evergreen 18″ tall x 3′ wide clumping fern that hails from streamside slopes at 2,000′-7,000′ from India and Nepal and into southern China and Taiwan. Dryopteris stenolepis is one of the most elegant ferns that’s strangely absent from gardens…similar to a fancier form of Dryopteris atrata. Dryopteris stenolepis has become one of our favorites in the entire garden.