FERNS

Athyrium filix-femina

Lady Fern

Height: 3'
Deciduous.  Yellow tint to this fern's foliage makes it a bright spot in the shade.  Good contrast opportunity against darker green plants.  Unusual red hue on new fiddleheads add interest at close range.
#16352
 
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Athyrium filix-femina 'Lady in Red'

Lady in Red Fern

Height: 18-30"
Strong-growing and dependable, features red stems.  A naturalistic yet eye-catching variety! The bright medium green fronds with beautiful burgundy colored stems will look lovely paired with burgundy heuchera foliage.
#11041
 
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Athyrium goeringianum 'Pictum'

Japanese Painted Fern

Height: 24"
Dramatic high-contrast color is a stand-out against darker greens of the shade garden.  Each frond bears darker blue-green central rib that fades to silver variegation at the edges.
#14550

 

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* 2004 Perennial of the Year
Athyrium x 'Ghost'

Ghost Fern

Height: 18-24"
Stunning Lady Fern with silver-white fronds and a decidedly upright habit. Leaves age to light green with new fronds appearing throughout the season. Upright with a beautiful formal appearance that really stands out in the shady garden.
#10424
 
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Dennstaedtia punctiloba

Hayscented Fern

Height: 2-3'
Fine and airy light green fronds spread aggressively to form a groundcover that will do well in shade or sun in moist soils.  The fronds will turn a beautiful buff color in early fall for added off-season interest.
#10878

 

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Dryopteris cycadina-atrata

Shaggy Shield Fern

Height: 24"
Semi-evergreen.  Attractive, very dark green, heavily textured foliage.  Distinctive black stems provide an accent.
#10704

 

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Dryopteris erythrosora

Autumn Fern

Height: 18-24"
Deciduous.  New growth is copper-pink but matures to a lustrous medium green. New copper growth continues through the summer and adds interest to the semi-evergreen fronds.
#10768

 

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Matteuccia pensylvanica

Ostrich Fern

Height: 2-5'
Deciduous.  A large and showy native grower, this is the "fiddlehead" fern. The graceful light green fronds get gigantic and will be tolerant of sun as long as there's an adequate amount of moisture.
#11536
#14587
 
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Osmunda cinnamonea

Cinnamon Fern

Height: 3-4'
Deciduous.  Foliage is blue-green in summer with new growth covered in white hairs. Fertile fronds are a contrasting cinnamon brown.
#10881

 

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Osmunda regalis

Royal Fern

Height: 4'
Deciduous.  Unique broad leaf fronds are lush and interesting with prominent cane-like stems. Exotic cinnamon-colored spore clusters at the tips of leaf stems.
#10882

 

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Polystichum acrostichoides

Christmas Fern

Height: 18-24"
Semi-evergreen.  Leaflets are shaped like stockings.  Numerous spore producing structures are found at the top of selected fronds.
#10883

 

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Polystichum polyblepharum

Tassel Fern

Height: 2-3'
Evergreen.  Shiny dark green, new fiddleheads are decorated with scaly silver froth and the fronds arch over backwards after they emerge.
#15862

 

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Polystichum tsus simense

Korean Rock Fern

Height: 12"
Evergreen.  Beautiful new fronds unfurl deep purple in hue and mature to rich, dark glossy green with dark stems.
#17733

 

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