A small fern suitable for shaddy rock gardens. For maximum freshness, please keep fern spore refrigerated in its original packaging until it is time to plant.
The shiny bright to mid green leaves remain through most winters, to be gradually replaced by new growth in the spring that has a distinctive coppery colour.
This fern is still moderately rare in cultivation, and is often mistaken for its close relative Dryopteris erythrosora but has larger leaves and may not prove quite as hardy. The red colouration of young leaves is most striking.
This fern is the source of 'fiddleheads', a vegetable delicacy available fresh for only a brief time each spring, but for gourmets who know their delights, well worth the wait.
