Jurassic Gold Wood Fern

Jurassic Gold is the trade name used for the named cultivar ‘Hollasic’ of Dryopteris wallichiana. Its upright, spreading fronds emerge bronze and golden orange, turn bright gold in summer, and mature toward green later in the season. ## Color and placement The plant patent identifies ‘Hollasic’ as the cultivar denomination and describes its foliage color and rosette-based habit. SiteOne lists this cultivar at 18–24 inches tall and 14–18 inches wide, for USDA zones 5–9. Use it as a foliage accent in a shaded border, container, or woodland planting, where the changing color can be seen against darker foliage. ([US Plant Patent PP32,735](https://patents.justia.com/patent/PP32735); [SiteOne product sheet](https://www.siteone.com/medias/sys_master/PimProductImages/assets/ProductAssets/US/Portfolio/specificationSheet/jurassic-gold-wood-fern-portfolio-product-sheet/jurassic-gold-wood-fern-portfolio-product-sheet.pdf)) ## Seasonal foliage Young fronds provide bronze and orange tones, followed by golden yellow and green as they mature. The patent describes this sequence from spring growth through summer and into fall; the intensity depends on the frond’s age and growing conditions. ([US Plant Patent PP32,735](https://patents.justia.com/patent/PP32735)) ## Maintenance Keep the soil evenly moist while the plant establishes, then water during extended dry periods. Remove damaged or old fronds when fresh growth appears, taking care not to cut emerging fiddleheads. ([SiteOne product sheet](https://www.siteone.com/medias/sys_master/PimProductImages/assets/ProductAssets/US/Portfolio/specificationSheet/jurassic-gold-wood-fern-portfolio-product-sheet/jurassic-gold-wood-fern-portfolio-product-sheet.pdf); [North Carolina Extension](https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/dryopteris-wallichiana/common-name/wallichs-wood-fern/))