Dryopteris Species, Leather Wood Fern, Evergreen Wood Fern, Marginal Shield Fern (Dryopteris marginalis)

Common to our area, we call this Marginal Shield Fern here in Missouri. Stays pretty much evergreen all winter, and then I cut the old fronds off as the new fiddleheads emerge in spring.

by Toxicodendron May 13, 2004 2:46 PM

Photo courtesy of Lazy S'S Farm & Nursery

by mystic Jan 24, 2008 5:01 PM

I keep this fern in a pot in a sheltered patio. It is very sensitive to summer's dry heat.

by award Apr 14, 2008 2:40 AM

Growing in Tennessee

by DaylilySLP Jan 24, 2009 4:56 PM

Growing in Tennessee

by DaylilySLP Jan 24, 2009 4:56 PM

by Joan Jun 5, 2009 2:20 AM

VanDusen Botanical Garden

by growin Jul 23, 2011 10:43 PM