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Ferns

 

Adiantum pedatum

Fern, Northern Maidenhair

SH-PSH

12-18"

Green

 

A beautiful shade-loving Fern, this plant will spread moderately once it is established.  Its foliage is bright green and finely cut.

Athyrium filix-femina

Fern, Lady

SH-PSH

36"

Green

 

An easy to grow favorite, this Fern is a garden classic.  The foliage is yellow-green, with wide cut lacinate leaves.

Athyrium nipponicum

'Pictum'

Fern, Japanese Painted

SH-PSH

18"

Metallic Gray

The exotic colors of this Fern will bring interest to a shady corner in your garden.  It provides a refreshing change from the routine shade-garden-green.

Athyrium x 'Branford Rambler'

Fern, Running Painted

SH-PSH

12-18"

Silver/Green

 

This Fern makes a nice shade groundcover.  It spreads well and has very ornamental foliage.

Athyrium x 'Ghost'

Fern, Ghost

SH-PSH

18-24"

Silver

 

This Fern has attractive silver and green foliage.  Its new growth is silver, which turns green over time.  It is a very popular shade garden specimen plant.

Dryopteris x australis

Fern, Dixie Wood

SH-PSH

48-60"

Green

 

A big Fern, this plant makes a dramatic accent in the shade garden.  Its foliage is toothed and dark green.

Matteuccia struthiopteris

Fern, Ostrich

SH-PSH

36-48"

Green

 

This Fern can handle exposure to some sun, as long as it receives adequate moisture.  Among ferns it becomes a giant, reaching four feet in height.

Osmunda cinnamomea

Fern, Cinnamon

SH-PSH

24-60"

Green

 

This luxuriant perennial does well in swampy wet areas or dry shaded spots.  The young fronds are a woolly cinnamon color before unfurling.

Osmunda regalis spectabilis

Fern, Royal

SH-PSH

48-72"

Green

 

This plant can handle more sunlight than most other Ferns.  It does well in moist and wet locations.

Polystichum acrostichoides

Fern, Christmas

SH-PSH

18-24"

Green

 

This Fern is used widely in Christmas decorations because it is evergreen. It thrives in rocky woodland soil and is best used for shady borders or cutting.

Dryopteris erythrosora

Autumn Fern

SH

18-24"

Green

 

This fern is an evergreen.  It thrives in shady areas with rich soil.  In the spring new growth appears a bronze color before turning green.

Polystichum polyblepharum

Tassel Fern

SH

15-24"

Green

 

This fern is an evergreen, and it is similar to the Christmas Fern.  It differs in having wider fronds and slightly different coloring.

 

 

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