FoliageAutumn Fern
Dryopteris erythrosora
Autumn Fern (Dryopteris erythrosora) is a slow-growing perennial, hardy in USDA zones 5-8, that matures to about 1.5-2.5 ft × 1.5-2.5 ft. It does best in part shade and full shade with medium water needs in well-drained, moist and occasionally-dry soil. It stands up well to deer, drought and dry soil.
- USDA zones
- 5-8
- Sun
- Part shade, Full shade
- Water
- Medium
- Mature size
- 1.5-2.5 ft × 1.5-2.5 ft
- Growth rate
- Slow
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- Well-drained, Moist, Occasionally-dry
- Tough against
- Deer, Drought, Dry soil, Rabbits, Pollution
- Native to
- Eastern Asia
In the landscape
Data sources
Freeze survival
Will it survive your winters?
Hardiness zones show a normal bad winter. We check the worst one — Autumn Fern is hardy to about -20°F (estimated from USDA zone 5), so we'll score it against the real coldest nights your area has actually had.
Powered by ~35 years of daily lows from the nearest NOAA weather station. A risk read, not a guarantee — a sheltered spot or mature plant beats the odds.
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