Common Name: Compact Shield Fern
Bloomcolor: Green Shade / Non-flowering
Exposure: Part shade to full shade
Height: 1.50 to 2.50 feet
Spread: 1.50 to 2.50 feet
Spacing: 1.50 to 2.50 feet
Water: Average Water Needs
Zone: 5
Deer Resistant: Deer Resistant
Characteristics: Easily grown in average, slightly acidic, medium to wet soils in part shade to full shade. Prefers consistently moist, humusy soils that are rich in organic matter. Soils must not be allowed to dry out. Site in locations sheltered from strong winds to prot, Noteworthy Characteristics: Dryopteris erythrosora , commonly called Japanese shield fern or autumn fern, is an arching, evergreen (semi-evergreen in cold winter climates) fern that grows in a vase-shaped clump to 2' tall and as wide. It is native to wood, Deer Resistant Rabbit Resistant, Pests & Diseases: Nemetodes, aphids, whiteflies, and fern moth caterpillar in greenhouse; thrips, scales, mealybugs, black vine weevil, fern snail (Deroceras), armyworms, Japanese beetle, crickets, grasshoppers, caterpillars in the field.
