Perennials > Dryopteris > Dryopteris erythrosora > Dryopteris erythrosora var. prolifica
Dryopteris erythrosora
var. prolifica
Prolific Copper Shield Fern
Origin: Native to Japan.
| Family |
| Dryopteridaceae |
| Genus |
| Dryopteris |
| Species |
| erythrosora |
| Category |
| Perennials |
| Type |
| Ferns |
| Variety |
| prolifica |
| Height |
| 0.5 - 1 m |
| Spread |
| Up to 0.5 m |
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Description and Growing Information
Flowering Period
| General Description |
| Dryopteris erythrosora var. prolifica is a tufting evergreen fern with light green, bipinnate fronds. |
| Cultivation |
| Grow in a sheltered location, in part to full shade, in moist, poorly- to well-drained soil. |
| Pests |
| No serious pests or diseases of note if grown outside. |
| Leaf Description |
| Fronds are up to 60 cm in length, leathery, bipinnate, copper-coloured when young maturing to light green. |
| Flower Description |
| Non-flowering but producing spores. |
| Notable Specimens |
| RHS Garden Rosemoor, North Devon, England. |
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