Dicksonia antarctica Aristolochiaceae giving every thick leathery blade

giving every thick leathery blade two distinctly coloured faces

Providing similar conditions – such as fast-draining soil

Pruning: Pinch tips to encourage bushiness or redirect vining

Long petioles with faint ridges

acutifolium will produce increasingly larger leaves when allowed to ascend

Dicksonia antarctica Aristolochiaceae giving every thick leathery bladeDicksonia antarctica Dicksonia antarctica is a soft tree fern with large arching fronds divided into countless fine green leaflets. New fronds emerge as tightly coiled croziers covered in brown scales, then slowly unfurl into broad feathery growth. Firm midribs support the much softer layered foliage. The trunk is formed very slowly from accumulated roots and old leaf bases, producing a thick dark column with a rough fibrous surface. Each new flush