Scientific Name:
Dryopteris erythrosora
Pronunciation:
dry-OP-tur-iss eh-rith-roe-SORE-uh
Common Name:
copper shield fern, autumn fern
Family Name:
Dryopteridaceae
Plant Type:
Fern
Key ID Features:
Frond tips tilt sideways; sori pink-red and then orange-black and in a double row.
Habit:
Arching, Upright
Form:
Vase
Texture:
Medium
Mature Height:
0.4 - 0.7m
Mature Spread:
0.3 - 0.6m
Growth Rate:
Fast
Origin:
S.E. Asia / Japan / China
Hardiness Rating:
Zone 5: (-29 to -23 °C)
Exposure:
Part sun/part shade, Filtered shade, Deep shade
Soil/Growing Medium:
Humus rich, Well-drained
Water Use:
Moderate
Landscape Uses:
Accent plant, Container planting, Cut flower or foliage, Fall interest, Ground cover, Group or mass planting, Mixed shrub border, Small garden/space, Spring interest, Waterside planting, Woodland margin
Additional Info:
Google. Cultivars shown may include D. 'Brilliance'.
Leaf Morphology:
Form:
Compound, Fern-like
Arrangement:
Basal
Texture/Venation:
Leathery
Surfaces:
Lustrous
Compound Leaf:
Bipinnate, Tripinnate
Colour in Summer:
Dark-green, Red, Dryopteris erythrosora 'Brilliance' has very strongly copper colored young fronds
Colour in Fall:
Dark-green
Shapes:
Lanceolate, Linear, Oblong
Margins:
Dentate
Inflorescence Type:
Flower Morphology:
Colour (petals):
No flowers
Flower Time at Peak:
Fruit Type:
Sporangium (spores)
Fruit Colour:
Orange, Red, Brown, Black
Fruiting Time:
Sep
Additional Info:
Showy,
Bark or Stem Colour:
Additional Info:
no above ground stem
Organ Modifications:
Rhizomes
Propagation:
Spore, Division - below ground parts
Maintenance:
Low
Pest Susceptibility:
Fungal leaf spot, Galls, Rust (Pest resistant, Disease resistant, Drought tolerant)
Course(s):
- HORT 2355
Location(s):
- (GAZ) GAZebo
- (GAZW) GAZebo West
- (ONW) Overpass North side West : cv. Brilliance, Autumn Fern
- (PPL) Pine PLanting : cv. Brilliance
- (WLG) WoodLand Garden