Dryopteris bissetiana Aspidistra If that's not enough

If that's not enough

Yet it often becomes shabby by bloom time

deer-resistant lady fern was the pride and joy of the Victorian fern craze

From an underground tuber in early spring (early April in NC)

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Dryopteris bissetiana Aspidistra If that's not enoughThis easy to grow native to moist, wooded slopes in the Orient makes a fantastic evergreen 15" tall x 2' wide clumping fern for the woodland garden. Dryopteris bissetiana is similar to, but slightly smaller than the better known autumn fern, Dryopteris erythrosora. The triangular, dark green fronds have a unique beaded appearance on the top. Although this fern is evergreen, don't get alarmed in spring waiting for it to start growing, since the new