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Dryopteris erythrosora

Autumn Fern (Japanese Red Shield Fern)

The name alludes to the colourful, autumn-like display of its developing leaves. It opens copper-pink, changes to bronze-green, then to green with age.

  • »  Pink fiddleheads
  • »  New fronds open to a vibrant red-orange
  • »  Glossy, deep green fronds throughout the summer
  • »  In dry spells and autumn, fronds may have a reddish tinge
  • »  Upright, clumping habit
  • »  Spreads slowly by underground rhizomes
  • »  Semi-evergreen

9cm Potted
$14.88
1gal
$23.63
  • Category:Ferns
  • Hardiness Zone:5
  • Height:30-60 cm
  • Spread:45-60 cm
  • Bloom Color: Non-flowering
Exposure
• Full Shade
• Partial Sun/Shade
Soil Moisture
• Moist to Average
• Average to Dry Soils
• Well-drained
Growth Rate
• Slow
Critter
• Deer Resistant
Attributes
• Evergreen
• Low Maintenance
Habit
• Clumping
Foliage Color
• Green (dark)
• Red
Landscape uses
• Naturalizing
• Woodland/woods edge
Planting instructions
• Container Plants
Growing & Maintenance Tips for Dryopteris erythrosora

Dryopteris erythrosora grows best in an average, well-drained soil, in partial shade. Damaged fronds should be cut out in early spring. Avoid wet, winter sites.