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Dryopteris labordei 'Golden Mist'

Golden Mist Wood Fern

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Item #: 8704

Zones: 8a to 9b

Dormancy: Evergreen

Height: 18" tall

Culture: Light Shade

Origin: China, Japan, Taiwan

Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)


(aka: Dryopteris indusiata) We've grown Dryopteris labordei under its old name, Dryopteris indusiata, for years, but we've never seen a form like this from Australia's fern guru Chris Goudey, hence the cultivar name. You'll often see a trademark after this cultivar name but disregard it since it is not legal to trademark a product, only the origin (brand) of the product. The arching leaves emerge a stunning gold (brighter with age) on this 18" tall x 2' wide evergreen relative of autumn fern. Because Dryopteris labordei is apogamous (the fern version of monogamous self-fulfillment), all the sporelings are identical...very easy to grow in moist or fairly dry soils.