Dennstaedtia punctilobula
HAY SCENTED FERN
- Delicate green fronds, 30-45 cm long
- Smells like freshly mown grass when crushed
- Turns a yellow-orange in the fall
HEIGHT: 45-65 cm · SPREAD: 60-90 cm
Dryopteris affinis The King ('Cristata')
GOLDEN SHIELD FERN
- AKA Dryopteris borreri 'Cristata', Dryopteris pseudomas 'Cristata'
- Narrow dark green fronds with crested tips
- Upright arching habit
HEIGHT: 75-100 cm · SPREAD: 75-90 cm
Dryopteris erythrosora
AUTUMN FERN
- Fiddleheads emerge in colours ranging from pink to red to bronze
- New fronds open copper to red-orange
- Glossy deep green fronds throughout the summer
HEIGHT: 30-60 cm · SPREAD: 45-60 cm
Dryopteris erythrosora 'Brilliance'
BRILLIANCE AUTUMN FERN
- Fiddleheads emerge in colours ranging from copper to red to bronze
- New fronds open copper to red-orange
- Glossy deep green fronds throughout the summer
HEIGHT: 30-60 cm · SPREAD: 45-60 cm
Dryopteris filix-mas
MALE FERN
- Lance-shaped mid-green fronds
- Crown is made of large rhizomes that are covered in fuzzy brown hair
- Upright-clumping habit
HEIGHT: 75-90 cm · SPREAD: 75-90 cm
Dryopteris goldiana
GOLDIE'S FERN
- Light green fronds are produced in groups along the rhizomes
- Upright habit and long, wiry stems
- Spreads slowly by shallow underground rhizomes
HEIGHT: 100-120 cm · SPREAD: 50-60 cm
Dryopteris marginalis
MARGINAL SHIELD FERN
- Fiddleheads emerge with a thick brown "fur"
- Leathery deep green fronds
- Crown consists of large rhizomes covered in fuzzy brown 'hair'
HEIGHT: 45-60 cm · SPREAD: 50-60 cm
Dryopteris spinulosa
TOOTHED WOOD FERN
- AKA Dryopteris carthusiana
- Narrow lance-shaped pale green fronds with finely-cut leaflets
- Upright-clumping habit
HEIGHT: 60-90 cm · SPREAD: 30-45 cm
Dryopteris wallichiana
WALLICH'S WOOD FERN
- Thick leathery dark green lance-shaped fronds
- Young fronds are yellowish-green
- Contrasting central stem is dark reddish-brown
HEIGHT: 90-120 cm · SPREAD: 60-75 cm
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Dryopteris wallichiana Jurassic Gold ('Hollasic')
JURASSIC GOLD WOOD FERN
- Young growth emerges golden orange
- Foliage matures to a mix of golden yellow and green
- Adds excellent spring colour to a shady garden
HEIGHT: 50-60 cm · SPREAD: 50-60 cm