Learn how to care for your green friend

Autumn Fern

Dryopteris erythrosora

Ferns · Planned variety

Meet your green friend.

Autumn Fern (Dryopteris erythrosora) has a arching / clumping / vase growth form.

A space where it can thrive

Growth habit: arching, clumping, vase. Outdoor hardiness is listed below; choose a sheltered growing site appropriate to your plant and pot.

Ask about availability

Availability, size, pot and price will be confirmed in store. Pictures illustrate the plant type.

Studio illustration. Appearance varies with age, variety and growing conditions. Botanical photo reference: Leonora Enking · Source · CC-BY-SA 2.0.

Your care routine

Light

Filtered light through a canopy; Shade: fewer than 2 direct hours daily; Partial shade: 2–6 direct hours daily.

Watering

Maintain moisture in acidic, organic-rich soil and protect fronds from drying winds.

Soil & drainage

Suitable textures: Clay, High Organic Matter, Loam (Silt). Soil reaction: Acid (<6.0).

Outdoor hardiness

Outdoor winter hardiness reported: USDA zones 6b, 7a, 7b, 8a, 8b, 9a, 9b, 10a, 10b, 11a, 11b, 12a, 12b. This is not an indoor temperature setting.

Pets & little ones

This record does not provide a toxicity assessment. That does not establish safety for people or pets; do not ingest plant material.

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Care references

Guidance is a starting point. Adjust watering to your plant, pot, light and season; follow fertilizer labels and check outdoor cultivar hardiness.