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
- 1–2 ft apart
- Light
- part shade, shade
- Soil moisture
- moist, wet
- Soil pH
- acidic, neutral
- Landscape uses
- rain garden, naturalizing
- Native states
- AL, FL, GA, LA, NC, SC