Buy Dryopteris x australis

Also Known As

Dixie Wood Fern

Plant type

fern

size

H: 4'-5'
W: 2'-3'

planting zones

5a-9b

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Dryopteris x australis plant details

Dryopteris x australis is a semi-evergreen fern with green foliage. Grows well with bright shade - shade and even moisture - regular water. Does well in average, rich and well-drained soil. A good option if you're seeking something verticillium wilt resistant.

CHARACTERISTICS OF Dryopteris x australis

Plant type: fern
Plant family: dryopteridaceae
Foliage: semi-evergreen green
Mature size: 2 FT - 3 FT - wide, 4 FT - 5 FT - tall
Uses: container plant, rare, woodland garden, year round interest

GROWING CONDITIONS for Dryopteris x australis

USDA Zones: 5a - 9b
Sun exposure: bright shade - shade
Watering frequency: even moisture - regular
Resistant to: deer and rabbit, verticillium wilt
Soil needs: average, rich and well-drained

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Nursery contributed plant descriptions

Dryopteris x australis, or Dixie Wood Fern, is a very upright, clumping fern with bright glossy green, bipinnate, lanceolate fronds. Deer resistant. Ferns thrive in neutral to acidic, loose, richly organic soil. Excellent for mass plantings, rock gardens, containers, in woodlands, and naturalized landscapes.

By: Little Prince of Oregon

Attractive upright, dark green lance shaped fern that is great in a woodland setting or are wetter area of the garden. Plant in low sun to full shade in well drained, moist soil. Height: 4 to 5 feet tall. Zones 5 to 9. Semi-Evergreen

By: Sebright Gardens

Dixie Wood Fern. Use this impressive specimen fern in moist woodland areas, and it will reward you with a clump of upright semi-evergreen fronds reaching 4-5'. Deer and rabbit resistant.

By: Avant Gardens

Semi-evergreen, lustrous dark green, natural hybrid Zone 5-9. 4'-5', Eastern US, part shade-shade, moist, well drained

By: Keeping it Green Nursery

One of the great ferns for the garden (J.Mickel), this hybrid (D.celsa x ludoviciana) of easy culture produces 4-5' tall, lustrous dark-green fronds from a short-creeping rhizome. PSh/Med

By: Forestfarm

Large growing, semi-evergreen fern will tolerate drier sites when established, but will perform best in areas with more water. Erect fronds will reach 4-5 feet high and provides a spectacular backdrop in the woodland garden. This natural occurring hybrid between D. celsa and D. ludoviciana is nearly sterile and garden propagation is by division.