Eastern Asia Particularly Resistant To (Insects/Diseases/Other Problems): Heavy shade, This plant is seldom damaged by deer. Brilliance Autumn Fern, This handsome coppery red selection is brighter red and significantly more dramatic than others in the species. 'Brilliance' is noted for its particularly attractive spring frond color which, in comparison to species plants, is brighter red and lasts longer into the spring. Dryopteris Species: erythrosora Family: Polypodiaceae Life Cycle: Perennial Country Or Region Of Origin: China to Temp. Specific epithet comes from the Greek words erythros meaning red and sora meaning sori in reference to its red sori.

Genus name from Greek dryas meaning oak and pteris meaning fern in reference to the presence of some species of wood ferns in woodland areas populated with oaks. Fronds age to a lustrous dark green and remain well into winter. Young sori are covered by bright red indusia. 'Brilliance' Autumn Fern Dryopteris erythrosora (2) 5 2 4 3 2 1 See all reviews Exposure Part Shade to Shade Flower Season Spring Summer Fall Mature Size 2' 2' Height: 20' - 2' Spread: 20' - 2' Plant is not sold online. Dryopteris erythrosora ‘Brilliance’ is a colorful groundcover with orange, red-rose, and salmon fiddleheads that turn coppery orange as they unfurl. Triangular, bi-pinnate fronds grow to as much as 2' long. New fronds unfurl in striking shades of orange-red to copper-pink before eventually maturing to glossy deep green by summer. It is native to woodland hillsides and mountain slopes in Japan, China and Taiwan. 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.

Dryopteris brilliance autumn fern