Dryopteris australis Part Sun to Shade interspersed in late fall and

interspersed in late fall and again in late winter/early spring with fragrant dark purple flowers nestled just below the leaf tips

much faster in alkaline soils

Each heavily patterned leaf is adorned with irregular large

The plants are not harmed by this enforced rest

Dryopteris australis Part Sun to Shade interspersed in late fall andDryopteris x australis is a very rare East Coast American native a naturally occurring hybrid between Dryopteris x celsa and Dryopteris ludoviciana. The growth habit is dramatically upright with large, coarse, dark green, semi evergreen fronds reminiscent of a giant Christmas fern plugged into an electrical outlet! This is a very structural, deer resistant fern for the moist woodland garden, eventually making a clump 4'+ tall x 2' wide. Although