Deer and rabbit resistant, clay soil tolerant!.This plant is a great choice for shady beds, borders, underplanting of roses and shrubs, cottage gardens, or woodlands.
Tolerant of dry shade but water regularly in their first season and mulch well.
Autumn fern full#
Will grow in full sun if given plenty of moisture.
A part shade to full shade lover, it is best grown in consistently moist soils. tall and wide (60 cm) and will reliably reappear year after year. Clump-forming, it easily grows up to 2 ft. Recipient of the prestigious Award of Garden Merit of the Royal Horticultural Society for its outstanding qualities. It makes a superb backdrop for flowering shade plants. A great asset for shaded woodland gardens, it can also be used as an accent plant. Prized for its adaptability and brilliance, Autumn Fern thrives on neglect and is pest and disease free. Initially, these may be pinkish, but the coppery tones dominate until the frond matures and turns bright green as the season progresses. In spring, its new fronds are suffused with coppery tints and contrast beautifully with the shiny, dark green, mature fronds. Note that when growing plants in outdoor containers and baskets, they may require more frequent waterings than they would in the yard or garden.One of the most colorful ferns in the genus Dryopteris, Dryopteris erythrosora (Autumn Fern) is a clump-forming, semi-evergreen fern with broadly triangular, arching fronds. Because of its spreading habit of growth, it is ideally suited for use as a 'spiller' in the 'spiller-thriller-filler' container combination plant it near the edges where it can spill gracefully over the pot. It can be propagated by division.Īutumn Fern is a fine choice for the garden, but it is also a good selection for planting in outdoor pots and containers. This species is not originally from North America, and parts of it are known to be toxic to humans and animals, so care should be exercised in planting it around children and pets. Consider applying a thick mulch around the root zone over the growing season to conserve soil moisture. It is somewhat tolerant of urban pollution, and will benefit from being planted in a relatively sheltered location. It is particular about its soil conditions, with a strong preference for rich, acidic soils. It is quite adaptable, prefering to grow in average to wet conditions, and will even tolerate some standing water. 
This plant does best in partial shade to shade. As an evegreen perennial, this plant will typically keep its form and foliage year-round. It grows at a medium rate, and under ideal conditions can be expected to live for approximately 15 years. Its foliage tends to remain dense right to the ground, not requiring facer plants in front. It has no significant negative characteristics.Īutumn Fern is recommended for the following landscape applications Īutumn Fern will grow to be about 18 inches tall at maturity, with a spread of 18 inches. Deer don't particularly care for this plant and will usually leave it alone in favor of tastier treats. This is a relatively low maintenance plant, and should be cut back in late fall in preparation for winter. It brings an extremely fine and delicate texture to the garden composition and should be used to full effect. Its attractive glossy ferny compound leaves emerge coppery-bronze in spring, turning forest green in color with prominent coppery-bronze tips the rest of the year.Īutumn Fern is a dense herbaceous evergreen fern with a ground-hugging habit of growth. Gorgeous dramatic foliage color on spreading plants, ideal for borders, containers or use as groundcover young papery fronds emerge copper in color and develop to green when mature easy to grow and drought resistantĪutumn Fern is primarily valued in the garden for its broadly spreading habit of growth.
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