Plant Details
Dryopteris erythrosora
Autumn Fern or Japanese Shield Fern
Exposure:
Light/Bright Shade
Plant Category:
Annuals, Perennials, Bulbs, Etc.
Height:
Minimum 18 inches, Maximum 30 inches
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Evergreen.Special for its autumn coloring, this fern will grow in almost any soil with good drainage. Preferring semi-shady conditions, it can grow in deep shade to sunny areas. Polished, loosely spreading, 18" blades, open to rich coppery-gold, orange or red shades and eventually turn deep green. Excellent border fern. Native to Japan.
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3 Nurseries Carry This Plant:
| Name | City/State | Phone | Prod Type | Availability | |
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| Blooming Nursery Inc. | Cornelius, OR | Email now | 503-357-2904 | Container: 2 | |
| Dinsdale Nursery | Sherwood, OR | Email now | 503-925-9292 | Container: 1 |
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| P & D Nursery | Tualatin, OR | Email now | 503-638-6366 | Container: 4 |
Comments
Submitted by Ref: Plantlust.com on 11/8/2012 4:19 PM
Exotic coppery-pink fiddleheads unfurl into fleshy golden-green fronds (to 3') which mature to a rich leathery green; easy. Shade-PSh/Med
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Submitted by Ref: Plantlust.com on 11/8/2012 4:19 PM
Fronds unfurl with hues of rich orange-red; colors right out of autumn in New England. Evergreen and clumping to 2' tall and wide.
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Submitted by Ref: Plantlust.com on 11/8/2012 4:19 PM
New foliage is coppery-pink. Evergreen.
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