Ferns

Fern Lady in Red Fern Athyrium ‘Lady in Red’ Lady in Red Fern, Athyrium ‘Lady in Red’, is strong-growing and dependable. Tough and easy to grow, this sultry beauty is the right choice for perennial borders and woodlands alike. A breathtaking flush of new fronds appears in the spring, with new leaves appearing throughout the [...]

Continue Reading Fern Lady in Red Fern

Cinnamon Fern Fern Osmunda cinnamonea The Cinnamon Fern, Osmunda cinnamonea, occurs in moist, boggy ground along streams and on shaded ledges and grows in clumps to 2′-3′ tall, but with constant moisture can reach 5′ in height. When new fronds appear, they have a cinnamon color. The yellowish-green sterile fronds remain attractive throughout the summer [...]

Continue Reading Cinnamon Fern Fern

Fern Japanese Holly Fern Cyrtomium Fortunei Fern – Japanese Holly, Cyrtomium Fortunei, has a beautiful and distinctive shape with a few fronds forming a vaselike crown. The fronds are four to seven inches wide and a beautiful glossy dark green with four to ten pairs of leaves per pinnae. The individual pinnae are leathery, serrated [...]

Continue Reading Fern Japanese Holly Fern

Fern Deer Fern Blechnum Spicant Fern – Deer, Blechnum Spicant, is a hardy evergreen fern. The fronds are glossy, dark green and form a rosette. It requires a shaded growing area and a well-drained, acid soil high in organic matter. The plant is native to North America. Deer Fern is a beautiful and charming fern [...]

Continue Reading Fern Deer Fern

American Maidenhair Fern Fern Adiantum pedatum The American Maidenhair Fern, Adiantum pedatum, is a deciduous, clump-forming fern which typically grows 1.5 to 2′ tall and is most frequently found on rich wooded slopes, ravine bottoms and damp shady woods. American Maidenhair Ferns prefer moist, shady conditions, but will grow in sunnier spots if kept moist. [...]

Continue Reading American Maidenhair Fern Fern

Christmas Fern Fern Polystichum acrostichoides The Christmas Fern, Polystichum acrostichoides, occurs in both dry and moist wooded slopes, moist banks and ravines. It typically grows in a fountain-like clump to 2′ tall and features leathery, lance-shaped, evergreen (green at Christmas time as the common name suggests) fronds. Stocking shape of the pinnae also suggests Christmas. [...]

Continue Reading Christmas Fern Fern

Fern Autumn Fern Dryopteris Erythrosora Fern – Autumn, Dryopteris Erythrosora, is a plant that will provide a new color with every season! It is one of the showiest ferns as the fronds emerge in the spring with beautiful bright copper-bronze color tones. It then turns to dark green for summer, and back to bronze again [...]

Continue Reading Fern Autumn Fern

Royal Fern Fern Osmunda regalis The Royal Fern, Osmunda regalis, is a tall, deciduous fern which usually occurs on moist bluffs and ledges and along streams (sometimes growing in the water). Royal Ferns typically grows in clumps to 2-3′ tall, but with constant moisture can reach 6′ in height. The broad fronds have large, well-separated [...]

Continue Reading Royal Fern Fern

Walking Fern Fern Camptosorus rhizophyllus The Walking Fern, Camptosorus rhizophyllus, is an interesting little plant. The common name comes from the fact that the leaves sprout new plants at their apices. After a few generations, the plant appears as if it is ‘walking’ across the ground because the frond tips curve over and root wherever [...]

Continue Reading Walking Fern Fern

Wildwood Twist Fern Fern Athyrium ‘Wildwood Twist’ The Wildwood Twist Fern, ‘Athyrium ‘Wildwood Twist’, is a hybrid of the Japanese Painted Fern. It is a deciduous fern which typically grows to 18″ tall and features slowly spreading clumps of triangular, smoky gray and green fronds. The fronds twist along the length of the frond. Use [...]

Continue Reading Wildwood Twist Fern Fern