Adiantum pedatum 

Part Shade to Shade Full Shade

Zone: 3 - 9

Height: 12-18"

Maidenhair fern is graceful and delicate in appearance. It has a lacy, soft, green leaf with dark centers. Fronds are arranged in a half circle like streams of hair from around a lady's head. Grows fast and gets to be about 12 to 18 inches tall. Tolerent to alkaline soils.

Athyrium nipponicum 'Pictum' 

Part Shade to Shade

Zone: 4 - 8

Height: 18"

Grows 18” wine red fronds with a silvery sheen.

Cyrtomium falcatum 'Rochfordianum' 

Part Shade to Shade

Zone: 7 - 10

Height: 18-24"

Semi-evergreen glossy green foliage, so thick it almost looks plastic. A real eye catcher. Great for use in containers, as a ground cover or for borders in shady locations. Grows 18-30” tall.

Dennstaedtia punctiloba 

Sun to Part Shade

Zone: 2 - 8

Height: 24-36"

The only fern that is suitable to grow in full sun. Likes dry soils and forms a lacy groundcover when happy.

Dryopteris celsa 

Part Shade to Shade

Zone: 5 - 9

Height: 36-48"

Very cool upright habit, light green, grows 36- 48” tall in the right conditions.

Dryopteris erythrosora 

Part Shade to Shade

Zone: 3 - 8

Height: 24-36"

This hardy dwarf fern grows 24 to 30” tall with richly colored fronds which turn from cinnamon brown to a dark glossy green.

Dryopteris filix-mas 

Part Shade to Shade

Zone: 4 - 8

Height: 24-36"

Light green fronds growing 24-36” tall.

Dryopteris goldiana 

Part Shade to Shade

Zone: 3 - 8

Height: 36-48"

Gorgeous native large fern for woodland settings. Broad arching fronds. Soil should humus rich with adequate moisture.

Dryopteris marginalis 

Part Shade to Shade

Zone: 3 - 8

Height: 12-18"

Evergreen fern with leathery leaves forms a small clump. Low growing 18” tall plants.

Osmunda cinnamomea 

Part Shade to Shade

Zone: 2 - 10

Height: 48"+

Vase shaped plants that grow 2-5’ tall. Foliage is a blue-green in summer. Fertile fronds are a contrasting cinnamon brown. This fern is highly adaptable to both tropics and temperate regions. Prefers acidic humus rich soil and even moisture.

Osmunda claytonia 

Part Shade to Shade

Zone: 2 - 8

Height: 48"+

Looks similar to Cinnamon Fern, but suited for dryer conditions. The ephemeral fertile pinnae occur halfway up the frond and create an interruption when they fall off in mid summer, hence the name Interrupted Fern. The fronds emerge in a spreading vase form to 5' tall.

Osmunda regalis 

Part Shade to Shade

Zone: 2 - 10

Height: 48"

Pale green foliage, turning bright yellow in fall. This fern loves wet soil - along streams, lakeshores and ponds. Grows 24” tall.

Polystichum acrostichoides 

Part Shade to Shade / Full Shade

Zone: 3 - 8

Height: 18-24"

Grows best in deep wooded areas. Grows 18 - 24” tall.

Polystichum setiferum 'Herrenhausen' 

Part Shade to Shade / Full Shade

Zone: 5 - 8

Height: 24-36"

Very nice, dwarf, dark green selection. Forms a dense clump of vertical arching fronds.

Thelypteris decursive-pinnata 

Part Shade to Full Shade

Zone: 4 - 9

Height: 18-24"

Great upright foliage, spreading growth habit. Lime green fronds grow 1-2’ tall. Very nice