Names
- Scientific name
- Dryopteris erythrosora
- Common name
- Autumn Fern, Japanese Shield Fern, Copper Shield Fern
Measurements
- Height
- 12 - 24 in
- Spread
- 1 - 3 ft
- Growth Rate
- Slow
Requirements
- Hardiness zones
- 5a, 5b, 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b, 8a, 8b, 9a, 9b
- Sunlight
- Full Shade, Partial Shade
- Soil Drainage
- Moist but Well-drained
- Soil type
- Clay, Loam, Sand, Chalk
- Soil pH
- Moderately acidic (5.6 - 6.0), Slightly acidic (6.1 - 6.5), Neutral (6.6 - 7.3)
Physical Traits
- Lifecycle
- Perennial
- Leaf lifecycle
- Evergreen broadleaf
- Foliage color
- Coppery-Bronze, Dark Green, Medium Green
- Fall foliage
- Green
- Bloom time
- Winter, Spring
- Seasons of interest
- Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
- Propagation methods
- Spores, Division