Browsing items filed under: Fern × Free Draining/Volcanic × Asplenium "Princess" Hen and Chicken Hybrid Hybrid of A. bulbiferum and A.oblongifolium Asplenium bulbiferum Hens and chickens fern One of our best-known and versatile ferns. Blechnum discolour Crown fern. Piupiu. Found throughout NZ usually in drier forests Cyathea dealbata Ponga, silver fern Well known symbol of NZ, grows in forests throughout NZ. Cyathea medullaris Mamaku, black ponga Tallest of the tree ferns Dicksonia squarrosa Wheki One of our faster growing tree ferns which will tolerate some sun when planted in autumn or winter. Todea barbara Found on off-shore islands and north of Bay of Islands. Attractive fern unfortunately becoming very rare due to forestry and development. Tolerates quite dry conditions.