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10 Hardy Ferns

<b>1. Dryopteris erythrosora, 'Autumn' fern; </b><br/><b>Type:</b> exotic, evergreen<br/><p><b>Height:</b> 2-3 feet</p><br/><p><b>Growth pattern:</b> clumper<br/></p><p><b>Special features:</b> Pink fiddleheads add colorful flair. Extremely hardy in both flood and drought, as well as full sun. "It's the everything fern, " according to Sanko, director of Georgia Perimeter College's Native Plant Garden. "The best fern for the Southern garden."<br/> </p>

1. Dryopteris erythrosora, 'Autumn' fern; Type: exotic, evergreenHeight: 2-3 feetGrowth pattern: clumperSpecial features: Pink fiddleheads add colorful flair. Extremely hardy in both flood and drought, as well as full sun. "It's the everything fern, " according to Sanko, director of Georgia Perimeter College's Native Plant Garden. "The best fern for the Southern garden." Louie Favorite/AJC