

This is an evergreen that will reach 18 to 24” in a comfortably ferny setting.

Like most Dryopteris it is drought-tolerant once established, and remains fresh after many of its companion shrubs show signs of wilting. New fronds greet the spring dressed in bright orange/salmon and rose tones, and it holds its color well into summer before turning an appropriately shiny green. In mild areas or with suitable protection, the Autumn Fern is evergreen. We have no doubt that you will be impressed with this plant’s brilliant contribution to the garden panorama.īrilliance Autumn Fern adds a shower of intense and lustrous color wherever needed in partial to fully shaded garden sites. This fern is particularly nice when grown in woodland or Japanese gardens. Too much light is detrimental to its health and can sunburn it to the point of killing it. Fronds age to a lustrous dark green and remain well into winter. The Spruce / Evgeniya Vlasova Light Autumn fern needs to be planted in a shady location. Its glossy fronds greet the spring dressed in bright orange/salmon and rose tones and hold their color well into summer before turning an appropriately shiny dark green for summer and lasting all winter. Dryopteris erythrosora ‘Brilliance’ is a colorful groundcover with orange, red-rose, and salmon fiddleheads that turn coppery orange as they unfurl. It was love at first sight when we first laid eyes on Brilliance Autumn Fern (Dryopteris erythrosora ‘Brilliance’). Autumn Fern Brilliance - Dryopteris erythrosora 'Brilliance' - 4” Pot
