Dryopteris erythrosora
(Japanese Shield Fern)
Family - Dryopteridaceae
Category - Fern
Origin - China, Japan
Season of Interest - Spring, Summer, Autumn
Hardiness - H4
Height - 60cm
Width - 40cm
Location - The Woodland Walk
Description: A clump-forming, Evergreen to semi-Evergreen fern with triangular, bipinnate fronds that can reach up to 60cm in length. The new growth emerges bronze-red and will turn dark, glossy green with age. Red spores are produced on the undersides of the fronds.
The fronds normally retain their colour through the winter months but may be damaged in unusually cold conditions.
Award of Garden Merit (AGM).
Foliage:
Arching, triangular fronds are bipinnate. The new growth emerges bronze-red and turns to glossy, dark green with age. Individual fronds can reach from 30cm to 60cm in length.
Foliage Senescence: Semi-evergreen to evergreen
Foliage Shape: Triangular, bipinnate fronds
Propagation:
Spores, division.
Cultivation:
Best in a sheltered position in partial shade to shade in moisture-retentive soil that is well-drained.