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Frond on 15 May |
Foliage on 15 May |
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Plant Name |
Dryopteris erythrosora |
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Common Name |
Autumn Fern |
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Fern Type |
Shielder Ferns, Buckler Ferns, Holly Ferns and their Relatives |
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Soil |
Neutral to Acid sandy soil enriched with leaf mould or garden compost |
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Sun Aspect |
Part Shade |
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Soil Moisture |
Moist |
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Plant Type |
Terrestrial Deciduous Fern |
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Height x Spread in feet |
2 x 1 |
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Foliage Colour and Shape/ Division |
Copper-red juvenile fronds turning to slightly shiny dark green fronds |
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Frond Length |
8 18 inches |
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Comment |
Easy Fern to grow and it will succeed in situations from deep shade to partial sun together with a range of soils providing the drainage is adequate. Photos from Read and Bird of Coblands Nurseries Ltd. Available from Coblands Nurseries Ltd and Palmstead Nurseries Ltd. |
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Use of Fern |
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Spore |
Young Coppery Juvenile Foliage with the other more mature Juvenile Foliage |
Use of Fern |
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Juvenile Coppery Foliage |
Juvenile Coppery Foliage |
Dying and Dead Foliage of Last Year |
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