Dryopteris
Common Name(s):
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- dry-OP-ter-iss
- Description
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Wood Ferns love to grow in the shade and make a great addition to woodland gardens. They prefer moist, rich, well-drained woodland soil. A few species are found in swamps but most do not require wet habitats.
The rhizome is stout, either short-creeping or as an erect crown. The scales, especially dense on the fiddleheads and on the bases of the fronds are tan, black, brown, or gold. The fronds are usually of medium size and erect or arching. Many species are evergreen.
VIDEO Created by NC State Extension's Homegrown series featuring Mark Weathington, Director of JC Raulston Arboretum.
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Dryopteris abbreviata
Golden Male Fern Dryopteris australis
Dixie Wood Fern Dryopteris carthesiana
Shield Fern Dryopteris celsa
Log Fern Dryopteris cristata
Narrow Swamp Fern Dryopteris dilatata
Broad Wood Fern Dryopteris erythrosora
Autumn Fern Dryopteris filix-mas
Male Fern Dryopteris goldieana
Giant Wood Fern Dryopteris intermedia
Evergreen Wood Fern Dryopteris ludoviciana
Southern Wood-fern Dryopteris marginalis
Marginal Wood Fern Dryopteris sieboldii
Siebold's Wood Fern Dryopteris villarii
Rigid Buckler Fern Dryopteris wallichiana
Wallich's Wood Fern - Dryopteris abbreviata, Dryopteris australis, Dryopteris carthesiana, Dryopteris celsa, Dryopteris cristata, Dryopteris dilatata, Dryopteris erythrosora, Dryopteris filix-mas, Dryopteris goldieana, Dryopteris intermedia, Dryopteris ludoviciana, Dryopteris marginalis, Dryopteris sieboldii, Dryopteris villarii, Dryopteris wallichiana
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Dryopteris abbreviata
Golden Male Fern Dryopteris australis
Dixie Wood Fern Dryopteris carthesiana
Shield Fern Dryopteris celsa
Log Fern Dryopteris cristata
Narrow Swamp Fern Dryopteris dilatata
Broad Wood Fern Dryopteris erythrosora
Autumn Fern Dryopteris filix-mas
Male Fern Dryopteris goldieana
Giant Wood Fern Dryopteris intermedia
Evergreen Wood Fern Dryopteris ludoviciana
Southern Wood-fern Dryopteris marginalis
Marginal Wood Fern Dryopteris sieboldii
Siebold's Wood Fern Dryopteris villarii
Rigid Buckler Fern Dryopteris wallichiana
Wallich's Wood Fern - Dryopteris abbreviata, Dryopteris australis, Dryopteris carthesiana, Dryopteris celsa, Dryopteris cristata, Dryopteris dilatata, Dryopteris erythrosora, Dryopteris filix-mas, Dryopteris goldieana, Dryopteris intermedia, Dryopteris ludoviciana, Dryopteris marginalis, Dryopteris sieboldii, Dryopteris villarii, Dryopteris wallichiana
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Attributes:
- Genus:
- Dryopteris
- Family:
- Polypodiaceae
- Life Cycle:
- Perennial
- Country Or Region Of Origin:
- Cosmopolitan
- Particularly Resistant To (Insects/Diseases/Other Problems):
- heavy shade, deer
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Whole Plant Traits:
- Plant Type:
- Fern
- Perennial
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Cultural Conditions:
- Light:
- Deep shade (Less than 2 hours to no direct sunlight)
- Partial Shade (Direct sunlight only part of the day, 2-6 hours)
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Fruit:
- Fruit Description:
- No fruits. This plant reproduces via spores.
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Flowers:
- Flower Description:
- No flowers.
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Leaves:
- Leaf Color:
- Green
- Leaf Type:
- Compound (Pinnately , Bipinnately, Palmately)
- Fronds
- Hairs Present:
- No
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Stem:
- Stem Is Aromatic:
- No
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Landscape:
- Landscape Location:
- Woodland
- Landscape Theme:
- Shade Garden
- Resistance To Challenges:
- Deer
- Heavy Shade
