Ferns
Ferns
Lush and exceptional companion plants for shady perennials
Ferns provide excellent texture in the shade garden, and can be planted as companions to bright blooms, or as stand-alones that deserve undivided attention for their beautiful arching fronds. From deeply-cut to delicate and lacey, you'll have your choice of ornamental patterns and colors - ferns can be light, dark and bluish-green. And if you want to "break the rules" and plant one in the sun, just remember to keep the soil consistently moist.
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Christmas fern will provide your garden with four seasons of deep, evergreen beauty. A deer-resistant native of the Eastern United States, this robust, easy fern is a terrific choic...
Learn MoreChristmas Fern Christmas Fern Polystichum acrostichoidesAs low as $8.52Per Plant - 3" PotChristmas fern will provide your garden with four seasons of deep, evergreen beauty. A deer-resistant native of the Eastern United States, this robust, easy fern is a terrific choice for erosion control on shady and partly-shaded slopes, and is easily divisible for gardeners with large areas to cover.(Polystichum acrostichoides)![Ostrich Fern, Matteuccia struthiopteris, Ostrich Fern]()
The Ostrich Fern is a grand, native plant from the Eastern American woodlands. Unfurling in a fiddlehead shape, it gets its name from the open plumes that resemble ostrich feathers. ...
Learn MoreOstrich Fern Ostrich Fern Matteuccia struthiopterisAs low as $11.99 Sale $9.59Per Plant - 3" PotThe Ostrich Fern is a grand, native plant from the Eastern American woodlands. Unfurling in a fiddlehead shape, it gets its name from the open plumes that resemble ostrich feathers. Like most ferns, this one prefers a cool, moist spot and will spread and thrive in any wet, shady area of the garden. A notably graceful plant. (Matteuccia struthiopteris).![Red Beauty Japanese Painted Fern, Athyrium]()
‚Red Beauty‚ Japanese Painted Fern is a graceful color-maker in the shade garden, with silver-tinged green fronds that sport deep-burgundy stems and veins. Making its hom...
Learn MoreRed Beauty Japanese Painted Fern Japanese Painted Fern Red Beauty Athyrium niponicum Red Beauty$10.65 Sale $8.52Per Plant - 3" Pot'Red Beauty' Japanese Painted Fern is a graceful color-maker in the shade garden, with silver-tinged green fronds that sport deep-burgundy stems and veins. Making its home in moist, shady areas, 'Red Beauty' will grow vigourously if the plants are kept well watered, but is not an agressive spreader. Carries a slightly spicy fragrance. (Athyrium niponicum)![Hayscented Fern, Dennstaedtia fronds]()
Have an area that needs some plant cover? Hay-Scented Fern’s lacy green fronds wave from upright plants that will thrive in shade to part-shade, and even sun if the soil is moi...
Learn MoreHay Scented Fern Hay Scented Fern Dennstaedtia punctilobula$15.99 Sale $12.79Per Bag of 3Have an area that needs some plant cover? Hay-Scented Fern’s lacy green fronds wave from upright plants that will thrive in shade to part-shade, and even sun if the soil is moist. Growing from 18-24" tall, Hay-Scented Fern will spread quickly to form colonies that can cover a large expanse. When the fronds are disturbed, the lovely scent of summertime hay wafts through the air. (Dennstaedtia punctilobula)![Hart's Tongue Fern, Asplenium scolopendrium]()
Hart‚s Tongue Fern is unique in its appearance, with long, smooth fronds that unfurl into tall and narrow blades. Lacking the tooth-like divisions most ferns are known for, thi...
Learn MoreHart's Tongue Fern Hart's Tongue Fern Asplenium scolopendrium$13.32 Sale $10.66Per Plant - 3" PotHart's Tongue Fern is unique in its appearance, with long, smooth fronds that unfurl into tall and narrow blades. Lacking the tooth-like divisions most ferns are known for, this plant still delivers loads of interest to the garden with its pointed tips that remain curled until the last moment, and notably thick, cigar-shaped spores. The Hart's Tongue Fern will flourish in shady, cool areas with moist soil. (Asplenium scolopendrium)![Brillance Autumn Fern, Dryopteris erythrosora Brilliance, photo courtesy of Walter's Garden Inc.]()
In the shade garden, there are few plants as versatile and dependable as ‚Brilliance‚ Autumn Fern. Lush and semi-evergreen in many climates, each sturdy, wide frond unfur...
Learn MoreBrilliance Autumn Fern Brillance Autumn Fern Dryopteris erythrosora Brilliance$16.65 Sale $13.32Per Plant - 3" PotIn the shade garden, there are few plants as versatile and dependable as 'Brilliance' Autumn Fern. Lush and semi-evergreen in many climates, each sturdy, wide frond unfurls in shades of burnished copper, holding onto that color for weeks on end. Award-winning 'Brilliance' Autumn Fern is a staple in designer gardens and responds vigorously to rich, moist soils. (Dryopteris erythrosora)
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