Dixie Wood Fern
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A unique and little-known natural hybrid this fern has only recently become available to gardeners.
Dixie wood fern. The Latin name for this Fern is Dryopteris x Australis. Dryopteris x australis Dixie Wood Fern is a Theodore Klein Plant Award winner for 2010It was selected because of its outstanding upright 3-4 foot tall foliage that is considered tough and adaptable by those that grow it in Kentucky. Dense bushes of bright green 4 to 5 foot fronds with contracted tips bearing abortive spores.
Dixie woodfern Interesting Notes. Fern Dixie Wood - Common name. Dryopteris x australis the Dixie wood fern a hybrid between its fellow southerners Dryopteris celsa log fern and Dryopteris ludoviciana southern shield fern offers the garden and gardener an outstanding option for an elegant hardy and tall structural element.
This tall fern grows best in moist rich well drained soil and when planted in light to full shade. Dryopteris x australis can grow to 5 tall and should be spaced 3 apart and will grow in zones 5 to 9. Plants have very large dark-green fronds forming an clump with an upright and arching appearance.
Dryopteris australis commonly called dixie wood fern is a naturally-occuring hybrid between D. This easy dependable fern thrives in moist settings but tolerates drier sites when established. Noteworthy CharacteristicsTolerates dry shade.
Bipinnate glossy lanceolate upright arching fronds with alternating bright green leaflets rise to 4-5 tall. Dense bushes of bright green 4 to 5 foot fronds with contracted tips bearing abortive spores. It is a cross between D.
Native to US semi-evergreen and sterile. As American as you can get Dixie Wood Fern is the result of a union between the Northern Log Fern and the Southern Wood Fern. This fern has an erect habit with spectacular wide dark green fronds on a wide clump.
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