Southern Wood Fern
Dryopteris ludoviciana
Southern wood fern is a bold, glossy evergreen fern of Southeastern wet woods and seeps, with tall arching fronds that stay green through mild winters.
- Family
- Dryopteridaceae
- Type
- fern
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 2–4 ft
- Spacing
- 2–3 ft apart
- Light
- part shade, shade
- Soil moisture
- moist, wet
- Soil pH
- acidic, neutral
- Landscape uses
- naturalizing, rain garden
- Native states
- AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TX
Related native plants
More Dryopteris species
- Intermediate Wood Fern (Dryopteris intermedia)
- Marginal Wood Fern (Dryopteris marginalis)
- Spinulose Wood Fern (Dryopteris carthusiana)
- Spreading Wood Fern (Dryopteris expansa)
- Crested Wood Fern (Dryopteris cristata)
- Goldie's Wood Fern (Dryopteris goldiana)