Ferns

American Maidenhair Fern
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… more

Brilliance Fern
The Brilliance Fern, ‘Dryopteris ‘Brilliance’, is a new colorful and more brilliant form of the Autumn Fern. The young fronds of this cultivars are showy and orange. The fronds hold their glossy green sheen at maturity. The growth habit is identical to… more

Christmas Fern
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 comm… more

Cinnamon Fern
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… more

Ebony Spleenwort Fern
Ebony Spleenwort Fern, Asplenium platyneuron, is an evergreen fern which typically grows to 15″ tall and occurs on rocky wooded ledges, rocky slopes and mossy banks. The fronds are arching, pinnate, somewhat glossy and are dark green and sterile. The cent… more

Ghost Fern
The Ghost Fern, ‘Athyrium niponicum var. pictum and Athyrium filix-feminais’, is a deciduous hybrid fern. The characteristic that is most noteable is it’s upright silvery foliage. The silvery foliage is acquired from its Japanese painted fern parent and… more

Hayscented Fern
The Hayscented Fern, Dennstaedtia punctilobula, is very common. It can be identified by its lacy, light-green fronds that feel very slightly sticky to the touch. It often grows in large colonies and appears to be forming a carpet. They are vigorous grower… more

Japanese Painted Fern
The ‘Japanese Painted Fern’, Athyrium niponicum ‘Pictum’, is a low maintance, deciduous fern with soft grayish-green and silvery dark maroon foliage. Being the Perennial of the Year for 2004, one can see why. ‘Japanese Painted Fern’ has a plant … more

Leatherwood Fern
The Leatherwood Fern or Marginal Shield Fern is an evergreen fern which typically forms a non-spreading, vase-shaped clump to 1. 5-2′ (infrequently to 3′) tall. This is a woodland fern which is most often found in shaded crevices of rocky ledges and bluff… more

Red Beauty Fern
The Red Beauty Fern, Athyrium ‘Red Beauty’, is a very vigorous and attractive relative to the Japanese Painted Fern. The Red Beauty Fern is a quick-growing plant for any partly to fully shaded garden location. The stems and veins remain bright red from s… more

Royal Fern
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 h… more

Sensitive Fern
The Sensitive Fern, Onoclea sensibilis, is a large, somewhat coarse deciduous fern which occurs in wet woods and thickets and in moist soils along streams and springs. Sensitive Ferns can grow up to 4′ tall. It features long-stalked, deeply pinnatifid, br… more

Southern Lady Fern
The Lady fern or Red Stem fern has a feathery textured frond with a red stem. It is a slow spreading fern, which will make a nice mass in a few years. The Southern Lady fern thrives in the garden, given any reasonably good soil and will make a dense stand… more

Toothwood Fern
The Toothwood Fern, Dryopteris spinulosais, is a delightful lacy plant. The Toothwood Fern, also known as the Narrow Buckler Fern, has true fern foliage that is a rich, deep green color. The long triangular fronds, made of hundreds of tiny leaflets, spray… more

Walking Fern
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 t… more

Wildwood Twist Fern
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 alo… more