Response of Hardy Ferns to Drought Stress

Drought-tolerant perennials are intensively sought-after plants for decorative purposes. Perennial ferns cold-hardy cultivars that great shady to partially shaded areas of the garden, but their response drought stress is unknown. In this study, we examined how reduced watering altered growth Athyrium niponicum ‘Red Beauty’, Cyrtomium fortunei ‘Clivicola’, Dryopteris atrata, erythrosora, Dryoperis filix-mas, filix-mas ‘Linearis Polydactylon’, and Polystichum setiferum ‘Proliferum’ in comparison with optimal conditions. From among seven fern taxa, Beauty’ turned out be most sensitive watering, they demonstrated leaf browning drying. Little visual damage was observed ‘Proliferum’.