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Dryopteris x australis
Dixie Wood Fern Zones: 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
Dixie Wood Fern is a natural hybrid between D. celsa (Log Fern) and D. ludoviciana (Southern Wood Fern). It occurs in scattered populations in rich, loamy, rocky seeps from Louisiana to Virginia. It is a slowly creeping fern, with erect, 4' tall, slender, dark green, twice-cut fronds.

This is a garden aristocrat. Plant it in a moist shade garden in the back where it will be the perfect back-drop for spring and summer wildflowers. It is hardy in New York, but deciduous, and will be evergreen in the south.
Cat# 1551

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$10.00 each in quart pots
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Suggested companions

Trillium sulcatum Trillium, Southern Red
Stylophorum diphyllum Celandine Poppy, Wood Poppy
Arisaema triphyllum Jack-In-The-Pulpit


X Native Plant Good Fragrance Butterfly Plant
Hummingbird Plant X Good Fall Color Berries & Fruits
X Deer resistant
Ease of Culture
X Easy Not Too Hard Difficult or Tricky
Evergreen
Yes X Semi No
Plant Type
Wildflower Shrub Grass or grass-like
Perennial Tree Ground cover
X Fern Vine
Light Exposure
Full sun Mostly sunny Half and half
X Full shade X Mostly shady
Soil Condition
Sandy X Organic
Clay Average
Moisture Tolerance
Dry Wet
X Moist X Moderate
Height
12" or less
24" to 36"
12" to 24" X 36" or taller
Color
White/whitish Pink Blue
Yellows Rose Green
Orange, coral Violet Brown
Peach, salmon Lavender Mauve
Red, scarlet Purple Tan
Bloom Time
Early spring Early summer Early fall
Mid spring Mid summer Mid fall
Late spring Late summer Late fall


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