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Photo by JLBG taken at Juniper Level Botanic Gdn, NC
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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 its sterility, propagation is limited to divisions. Our clonal offering was collected in 1982 by the late Dr. Larry Mellichamp, adjacent to the South Carolina Darlington Raceway, along Swift Creek.
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Other Attributes
Genus: Dryopteris
Leaf Color: Green
Container Role: Thrillers
Garden Themes: Cottage Garden Plants
Other: Bog Garden Plants , Deer Resistant Plants , Drought Tolerant Plants , Dry Shade Plants , Florida Native Plants , Georgia native plants , Giant Plants , Groundcovers , Medicinal Plants , North American Native Plants , North Carolina Native Plants , Rabbit Resistant Plants , Rain Garden Plants , Tony's Favorites , United States Native Plants