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Photo by JLBG taken at Juniper Level Botanic Gdn, NC
Dryopteris x australis
Dixie Wood Fern
Item #: 3546
Zones: 5a to 9b
Dormancy: Evergreen
Height: 50" tall
Culture: Part Sun to Light Shade
Origin: United States
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
Dryopteris x australis is a very rare East Coast American native...a naturally-occurring hybrid between Dryopteris x celsa and Dryopteris ludoviciana. The growth habit is dramatically upright with large, coarse, dark green, semi-evergreen fronds...reminiscent of a giant Christmas fern plugged into an electrical outlet! This is a very structural, deer-resistant fern for the moist woodland garden, eventually making a clump 4'+ tall x 2' wide. Although Dryopteris x australis is very tolerant of dry sites, a nice damp piece of ground will produce really spectacular results. Due to the fact that this fern is practically sterile, propagation is limited to division of the clump. Our clonal offering was collected in 1982 by Dr. Larry Mellichamp, adjacent to the South Carolina Darlington Raceway, along Swift Creek.
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Other Attributes
Leaf Color: Green
Container Role: Thrillers
Garden Themes: Cottage Garden Plants , Living Wall
Other: Bog Garden Plants , Deer Resistant Plants , Dry Shade Plants , Florida Native Plants , Georgia native plants , Giant Plants , Groundcovers , North American Native Plants , North Carolina Native Plants , Rain Garden Plants , Tony's Favorites , United States Native Plants