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Dryopteris erythrosora - Japanese Buckler fern

Dryopteris erythrosora - Japanese Buckler fern
Latin name:
Dryopteris erythrosora
Common name:
Autumn fern
Keywords:
Drypoteris, japanese painted fern, Autumn fern

Rosette shaped like a lot of Dryopteris species with a coppery coloured new fronds.
Can tolerate a wide range of conditions which makes it a popular choice from shade to dappled sun, coldy hardy and fronds may turn red in quite cold areas.
Not a New Zealand native fern.

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