Not only beautiful, super-hardy and long-lived, the Autumn Fern is evergreen! 'Autumn Brilliance' is a selection adored for its its particularly attractive and longer lasting and brighter spring frond color. New fronds unfurl in striking shades of orange-red to copper-pink before eventually maturing to glossy deep green by summer and often back to orange-red after first fall frost. Young sori are covered by bright red indusia. Growing in a vase shape to about 2 feet tall and equally as wide, Autumn Brilliance Fern is equally at home in containers as it is in garden beds and tolerates a little more sun than many other shade loving ferns.

Plant Type: Evergreen Perennial
Height at Maturity: 18-24"
Width at Maturity: 24-36"
Spacing: 18" for mass plantings
Growth Habit / Form: Arching, Clumping, Mounding
Growth Rate: Moderate
Flower Color: None
Flower Size: NA
Flowering Period: NA
Flower Type: NA
Fragrant Flowers: NA
Foliage Color: Dark Green with Orange to Coppery new fronds!
Fragrant Foliage: No
Berries: No
Berry Color: NA
Sun Needs: Shade or Part Shade, avoid direct afternoon sun
Water Needs: Average
Soil Type: Clay (amended), Loam, Sand (amended), Silt
Soil Moisture / Drainage: Moist But Well Drained
Soil pH: 6.0 - 7.5 (Slightly Acid to Slightly Alkaline)
Maintenance / Care: Low
Attracts: Visual Attention
Resistances: Deer, Disease, Heat, Humidity, Insect, Rabbit, Heavy Shade