Life Span
Perennial
Type
Fern
Origin
China, Japan
Types
Dryopteris fili-mas, Dryopteris affinis, Dryopteris carthusiana
Number of Varieties
5
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40000
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Habitat
Woodlands
USDA Hardiness Zone
5-9
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
9-5
Sunset Zone
2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
60.96 cm
Rank: 100 (Overall)
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3900
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Minimum Width
60.96 cm
Rank: 94 (Overall)
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
-
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Light Green, Yellow green, Pink, Copper
Leaf Color in Summer
Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Brown, Dark Red, Bronze
Leaf Color in Winter
Red, Brown
Shape
Leaf Shape
Fern like
Thorns
✔
✘
No - Fern Garden Plants has it !
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Partial shade
Growth Rate
Medium
Type of Soil
Loam
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Average
Bloom Time
-
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
No - Fern Garden Plants has it !
Tolerances
-
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Divison, Spores
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water, Requires regular watering
In Summer
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Type
Loam
Soil Drainage Capacity
Average
Sun Exposure
Partial shade
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, slow-release fertilizers, Water soluble fertilizers
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
-
Flowers
✔
✘
No - Fern Garden Plants has it !
Flower Petal Number
Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
No - Fern Garden Plants has it !
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
No - Fern Garden Plants has it !
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
No - Fern Garden Plants has it !
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
No - Fern Garden Plants has it !
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
2% - Fern Garden Plants
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
No - Fern Garden Plants has it !
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
98% - Fern Garden Plants have it !
Showy Bark
✔
✘
2% - Fern Garden Plants
Foliage Texture
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
5% - Fern Garden Plants
Invasive
✔
✘
No - Fern Garden Plants has it !
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
25% - Fern Garden Plants
Attracts
Birds, Butterflies
Allergy
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Borders, Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
Edible Uses
Insignificant
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
Part of Plant Used
-
Other Uses
Showy Purposes
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
41% - Fern Garden Plants
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
All - Fern Garden Plants have it !
Garden Design
Container, Feature Plant, Groundcover, Mixed Border
Botanical Name
DRYOPTERIS erythrosora
Common Name
Autumn fern, Japanese wood fern, Copper shield fern
In Hindi
Autumn Fern Tree
In German
Herbst Fern Tree
In French
Autumn Fern Tree
In Spanish
Otoño Fern Tree
In Greek
Φθινόπωρο δέντρο φτέρη
In Portuguese
Samambaia de árvore Autumn
In Polish
Jesień Drzewo paproci
In Latin
Autumnus Fern tree
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Vascular plant
Class
Leptosporangiate fern
Order
Polypodiales
Family
Dryopteridaceae
Genus
Dryopteris
Clade
-
Tribe
-
Subfamily
-
Number of Species
15
1
27800
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