Would love to share my only Dryopteris erythrosora 'Brilliance', in other words "Autumn Fern". It has sort of reverse cycle as seasons change. It starts with black fronds that turn red and then orange, which later turn dark green and turn salad green at the end of the year. It really lights up in the morning when light fall on it through tree branches This one is about 7 years old and moved with me in a pot from place to place until we got our house.
@Allotment Boy that looks very lush. I find Japanese gardens always interesting; I didn't know about Capel Manor and it is just an hour away (and it boasts no fewer than sixty gardens) so that is on the list of places to visit, thanks for sharing that.
@edhelka that is such a cool look I love the verdant green, and the raised bed works very well to make the textures and atmosphere even more immersive. @Wilderbeast those tree ferns are entirely stunning, must be great to soak in their majesty. @Lena_vs_Deer you've captured the erythrosora beautifully while it captures the light. I have it as well, every year it's a special delight. That munitum knows how to swirl. A fern new to me that has a tenuous (new foliage) link to the erythrosora is Dryopteris lepidopoda, the sunset fern, here shown just planted:
And here is one of my two frizziest ferns, Adiantum x mairisii, which is a sterile hybrid (my copied notes say 'possibly capillus-veneris x cuneatum').
This seems like the place to get advice about my fern. The two labels were on the ground nearby so its probably one of them They're supposedly ok in full sun or partial shade . It's getting both with a blast of hot sun midday midsummer. It doesn't seem happy. Where should I move it? Most aspect and conditions available -apart from bog!
I will be braver next year. I was nervous about splitting this one so I nibbled a scant third off Mother and baby are doing well so I'll do it properly next year
@micearguers I would love some Adiantum, but my local GC, while having good fern stocks, really only has Polystichum and Dryopteris varieties. Do you have a good source
@Pianoplayer (I like your handle!) I got this particular Adiantum from Beeches nursery in Ashdon who also do online business. I also have a venustum for which I don't recall where I got it, but it is somewhat more often seen in garden centres. Finally I can recommend Long Acre plants (which is the same as plantsforshade), I bought some ferns from them online. https://www.plantsforshade.co.uk/ shows six results when searching for Adiantum.
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Would love to share my only Dryopteris erythrosora 'Brilliance', in other words "Autumn Fern". It has sort of reverse cycle as seasons change.
It starts with black fronds that turn red and then orange, which later turn dark green and turn salad green at the end of the year. It really lights up in the morning when light fall on it through tree branches
@Wilderbeast those tree ferns are entirely stunning, must be great to soak in their majesty.
@Lena_vs_Deer you've captured the erythrosora beautifully while it captures the light. I have it as well, every year it's a special delight. That munitum knows how to swirl. A fern new to me that has a tenuous (new foliage) link to the erythrosora is Dryopteris lepidopoda, the sunset fern, here shown just planted:
They're supposedly ok in full sun or partial shade . It's getting both with a blast of hot sun midday midsummer.
It doesn't seem happy. Where should I move it? Most aspect and conditions available -apart from bog!
Mother and baby are doing well so I'll do it properly next year