Dryopteris affinis The King Lepisorus but is strangely absent from

but is strangely absent from most American gardens

The 18" stems of fuzzy

narrow green leaves

The deer-resistant plants emerge from the ground in early May and within a couple of weeks are covered in showy orange (RHS 28A)

Dryopteris affinis The King Lepisorus but is strangely absent fromIs this a macho hardy fern or what? Dryopteris 'The King' is a remnant from England's Victorian fern craze that makes a superb garden specimen to 30" tall x 30" wide. The broad, semi evergreen, rich green fronds boast petticoats on both the end of each pinnae and the end of each frond. Imagine a king with that many petticoats and without a wife hmmm. Regardless, Dryopteris 'The King' is a great deer resistant specimen fern for that prized spot in the