Dryopteris erythrosora
opdehaar | 24-5-2010 23:06
Photos taken on 23rd May 2010 on the rockery near the pond and on 13th January 2006 on the "Metasequoia path" in the wood.
Dryopteris erythrosora (Autumn Fern, Japanese Wood Fern or Japanese Shield Fern) is a species of fern, native to eastern Asia from China and Japan south to the Philippines, growing in light woodland shade on low mountains or hills. It is evergreen, with bipinnate fronds 30-70 cm tall and 15-35 cm broad, with 8-20 pairs of pinnae.
Dryopteris erythrosora (Autumn Fern, Japanese Wood Fern or Japanese Shield Fern) is a species of fern, native to eastern Asia from China and Japan south to the Philippines, growing in light woodland shade on low mountains or hills. It is evergreen, with bipinnate fronds 30-70 cm tall and 15-35 cm broad, with 8-20 pairs of pinnae.
D.
erythrosora can tolerate a drier soil than
many ferns, but is most successful in moist, humus-rich soil, with a pH range
of 6.1 to 7.5, with morning or late afternoon sunshine but not during the
middle of the day.(from Wikipedia)