Dryopteris Erythrosora

2-3 Litre Pot

• RHS Award of Garden Merit
• Position: Full,partial shade
• Soil: Moist
• Growth rate: Average
• Hardiness: H4
• Eventual height: 0.6m
• Eventual spread: 0.4m

Dryopteris Erythrosora, also known as  ‘Japanese Shield Fern’ or ‘Buckler Fern’ and  holder of the much coveted RHS Award of Garden Merit, is a deciduous or semi-evergreen fern.  It has creeping rhizome producing tufts of pinnate, copper-red fronds when newly developed, changing to dark green-red later. Ideal for the woodland setting, or shady damp area of the garden.

Looking After Your Dryopteris Erythrosora

Generally pest and disease free, ferns are moisture loving plants preferring a shady position within the garden, if grown in sunnier aspects keeping the soil moist and well drained at all times is a must to maintain its healthy appearance, planting in a humus rich soil. Late Autumn give a good tidy by removing any dead or discoloured fronds and apply a mulch of well rotted garden compost or leaf mould, this will also help protect the plant during the colder Winter months. Early Spring feed with bone meal or a good quality general purpose fertiliser. Propagation or relocation can also be done early Spring.