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 Ferns - 7 Different

Autumn Fern
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Christmas Fern
Cinnamon Fern
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Japanese Painted Fern
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Lady Fern
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Ostrich Fern
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Royal Fern
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Dappled Shade - Deep Shade
1.5 -2 ft tall  /  2-3 ft wide 

Dryopteris erythrosora

  • Small perennial fern

  • Reproduces via spores

  • Forms an arching vase-shaped clump 

  • Grown in acidic high organic matter soils that stay moist

  • Spreads slowly through underground creeping rhizomes

  • Protect plants from drying winds 

  • Leaf colors: Gold/yellow, Green, Orange, Pink, Red/burgundy

  • Resistant to deer and rabbits 

  • Zones 6b-12b

Part Shade - Full Shade
1-3 ft tall  /  1-3 ft wide 

Polystichum acrostichoides

  • Perennial

  • Rhizome subterranean, decumbent, woody, densely scaly-scrufy broadleaf evergreen

  • Grows in a fountain-like form

  • Produces black spores on the underside of the leaf

  • Excellent plant to combat soil erosion on slopes.

  • Will not spread, however its clumps will increase in size over time

  • Zones 3a-9b

Part Shade - Full Shade
2-6 ft tall  /  2-4 ft wide 

Osmundastrum cinnamomeum

  • Native perennial

  • Stately fern foliage with curled, fragile cinnamon spikes that form in spring and remain through fall

  • Leaves in circular clusters of arching fronds

  • Best grown in organically rich, dry to medium moisture, well-drained soils

  • Slow to establish, but long-lived

  • Deer resistant

  • Zones 4a-9b

Dappled - Partial to Deep Shade 
1.5 -2 ft tall  /  1.5 -2 ft wide

Athyrium niponicum var. pictum

  • Herbaceous Perennial

  • Tricolored fronds of maroon, medium green, and silvery gray

  • Fronds are arching and in a vase-like form

  • First fronds are in the spring, new fronds in summer

  • Reproduces via spores

  • Resistant to deer and rabbits

  • Zones 4a-9b

Dappled Shade 
2-3 ft tall  /  2-3 ft wide

Athyrium asplenioides

  • Native, perennial fern

  • Lacy, broad deciduous leaves

  • Spores on display from May to September

  • Does best in dappled shade conditions

  • Found growing in meadows, open thickets, moist woods

  • Occasionally found in swamps, and in the understory of cedars, firs and hemlock woodlands

  • Spreads by underground rhizomes and will form a dense ground cover over time

  • Easily grown in sandy or clay loams

  • Provides cover for wildlife 

  • Resistant to deer

  • Zones 5a-9b

Part Shade - Full Shade 
3-5 ft tall  /  2-4 ft wide

Onoclea struthiopteris

  • This deciduous fern is especially showy

  • Found growing in swampy moist areas, thickets, and the understory of woodlands

  • Plant in shade, but can tolerate sun with cool temperatures and adequate moisture

  • Erect rosette crown of bright green fronds, which resemble long feathery ostrich plumes 

  • Each frond can grow up to four feet long

  • Plants reproduce via spores

  • Divide the crowns in the spring to propagate

  • Good along a slope to prevent erosion

  • Deer resistant

  • Zones  3a-8b

Dappled Sunlight - Partial Shade
5-6 ft tall  /  2-3 ft wide

Osmunda regalis

  • Native, herbaceous perennial 

  • Tall, deciduous broadleaf fern 

  • Usually occurs on moist bluffs and ledges and along streams 

  • Best grown in medium to wet soils

  • Attracts songbirds and small mammals

  • Golden clusters of spore cases appear on the stalks in the summer

  • Fronds typically turn yellow to brown in autumn

  • Full sun exposure is not recommended

  • Deer resistant

  • Zones  3a-10b

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