What is
Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Fern
Fern
Origin
China, Japan
Australia
Types
Dryopteris fili-mas, Dryopteris affinis, Dryopteris carthusiana
Not Available
Number of Varieties
NANA
0
40000
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Habitat
Woodlands
Damp Places
USDA Hardiness Zone
5-910-15
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
9-5
8-8
Sunset Zone
2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
H2, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Clump-Forming
Arching/Fountain-shaped
Information
Plant Size
Minimum Height
60.96 cm240.00 cm
0.54
3900
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Minimum Width
60.96 cm120.00 cm
0.1
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Not Available
Not Available
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Not Available
Not Available
Leaf Color in Spring
Light Green, Yellow green, Pink, Copper
Light Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Brown, Dark Red, Bronze
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Red, Brown
Dark Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Fern like
Fern like
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Season
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Partial shade
Partial shade
Growth Rate
Medium
Slow
Type of Soil
Loam
Loam
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic
Soil Drainage
Average
Average
Bloom Time
Not Available
Not Available
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Not Available
Not Available
Care
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
Ground
How to Plant?
Divison, Spores
Spores
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water, Requires regular watering
Requires consistently moist soil
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic
Soil Type
Loam
Loam
Soil Drainage Capacity
Average
Average
Sun Exposure
Partial shade
Full Shade, Partial shade
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, slow-release fertilizers, Water soluble fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Squirrels
Plant Tolerance
Not Available
Drought
Facts
Flowers
✔
✘
✔
✘
Flower Petal Number
Single
Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Medium
Fine
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Birds, Butterflies
Ants
Allergy
Not Available
Carcinogenic
Benefits
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Borders, Showy Purposes
Not Available
Beauty Benefits
Not Available
Not Available
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Not Available
Astringent
Part of Plant Used
Not Available
Leaves, Stem
Other Uses
Showy Purposes
Not Available
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Feature Plant, Groundcover, Mixed Border
Container, Feature Plant, Tropical
Scientific Name
Botanical Name
DRYOPTERIS erythrosora
DICKSONIA antarctica
Common Name
Autumn fern, Japanese wood fern, Copper shield fern
Australian tree fern, Tasmanian tree fern, hardy tree fern, soft tree fern, woolly tree fern
In Hindi
Autumn Fern Tree
Tasmanian Tree Fern
In German
Herbst Fern Tree
Tasmanian Tree Fern
In French
Autumn Fern Tree
Dicksonia antarctica
In Spanish
Otoño Fern Tree
Balantium antarcticum
In Greek
Φθινόπωρο δέντρο φτέρη
Tasmanian Tree Fern
In Portuguese
Samambaia de árvore Autumn
Dicksonia antarctica
In Polish
Jesień Drzewo paproci
Diksonia antarktyczna
In Latin
Autumnus Fern tree
Tasmanian Tree Fern
Classification
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Vascular plant
Pteridophyta
Class
Leptosporangiate fern
Filicopsida
Order
Polypodiales
Polypodiales
Family
Dryopteridaceae
Dicksoniaceae
Genus
Dryopteris
Dicksonia
Clade
Not Available
Not Available
Tribe
Not Available
Not Available
Subfamily
Not Available
Not Available
Number of Species
NANA
1
27800
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