Ferns
The unusual foliage of ferns adds special interest
to the shade or woodland garden. Native ferns are becoming popular plants with
gardeners. Ferns provide a wide assortment of foliage, with a variety of shades
of green.
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Maidenhair
Fern Adiantum pedatum
Maidenhair Fern with its apparent fragility is easily
established in the home garden. It inhabits a wide range and possesses a certain
charm with its form. The feathery fronds forming a circular pattern give it
its distinctive shape. It is found in woods or shaded hillsides and grows to
about 3 or 4 feet. Tolerant of part sun or shade, it must be rooted in moist
soil.
5”pot: 9.00 1 gal: 16.00 2 gal: 24.00
Christmas
Fern Polystichum acrostichoides
The deep green, highly polished fronds of the Christmas
Fern are evergreen. This fern is at home in moist, shady or woodland gardens
and will become at maturity, 1-2’ tall and up to two feet or more across.
This handsome fern, when massed, makes a wonderful groundcover.
5”pot: 9.00 1 gal: 16.00 2 gal: 24.00
Ostrich
Fern Matteuccia struthiopteris
The large vase-shaped fronds of this fern provide a
luxurious, tropical feeling to a woodland or partly shaded garden. Growing 3-4
ft. tall, this fern needs room to grow and spread.
5”pot: 9.00 1 gal: 16.00 2 gal: 24.00
Cinnamon
Fern Osmunda cinnamomea
This vase-shaped fern grows to about 3-1/2-4" tall in a woodland or partly shaded garden. Soft tufts of cinnamon-brown adorn the lower parts of this plant, giving it it's common name. 5”pot: 9.00 1 gal: 16.00 2 gal: 24.00
Sensitive
Fern Onoclea sensibilis
The yellow-green color of this fern adds brightness to a shady garden. Can be a bit aggressive, it is low-growing, providing a good groundcover of less than 1 ft. Versitile, it can survive in full sun, part or full shade, but needs good moisture for a good part of the year. It immediately withers upon the first frost of fall, giving it its common name, Sensitive.5”pot: 8.00 1 gal: 14.00 2 gal: 21.00
Lady
Fern
5”pot: 9.00 1 gal: 16.00 2 gal: 24.00
5”pot: 9.00 1 gal: 16.00 2 gal: 24.00