FERNS
Adiantum pedatum Maidenhair Fern - Deciduous, upright, slow growing spreader - Tolerates heavy shade - Bright green, delicate fronds, black stems Mature Height: 1-2.5 Mature Spread: 1-1.5 ZONES 3-8
Athyrium varieties Lady Fern - Deciduous, upright, slow growing spreader - Tolerates full sun if soil kept damp - Tolerates heavy shade - A. filix-femina, Lady Fern, 1-3 x1-2.5, delicate, - A. nipponicum v. pictum, 1-2 x1.5-2,, grayishgreen, silvery with maroon stems - A. nipponicum Regal Red, 1-1.5 x2-2.5, interior of fronds dark reddish-purple w/silver edges - A. x Ghost, 2-2.5 x1.5-2, silver w/purple stems - A. angustum forma rubellum, Lady in Red, 2-3 x1.5-3, bright green fronds, red stems ZONES 4-8 A. filix-femina
Athyrium varieties Lady Fern A. nipponicum v. pictum A. nipponicum Regal Red A. x Ghost A. angustum forma rubellum
Bechnum spicant Deer Fern - Evergreen, dark green fronds - Compact, spreading habit - Tolerates heavy shade Mature Height:.5-1.75 Mature Spread: 3 ZONES 5-8
Dennsteadtia punctilobula Hayscented Fern - Deciduous - Bright green, delicate, lacey fronds - Naturalizes, grows in lines - Fragrant - Native - Turns, tan & yellow in fall Mature Height: 1.5-2 Mature Spread: 2-3 ZONES 3-8
Dryopteris erythrosora Brilliance Autumn Fern - Deciduous - New fronds unfurl bronzy-red-pink, turn bright shiny green in summer - Arching, vase shaped habit Mature Height: 1-2 Mature Spread: 1-2 ZONES 5-8
Dryopteris marginalis Leatherwood Fern - Evergreen - Grayish, deeply cut, leathery fronds - Arching, vase shaped habit - Spreading, naturalizes Mature Height: 1.5-2 Mature Spread: 1.5-2 ZONES 5-8
Matteuccia struthiopteris Ostrich Fern - Deciduous - Upright, vase shaped habit - Spreading, clump forming, naturalizes - Feathery - Brown, fertile fronds @2, persistent thru winter - Native Mature Height: 3-6 Mature Spread: 5-8 ZONES 3-7
Osmunda cinnamomea Cinnamon Fern - Deciduous - Upright, vase shaped habit - Requires irrigation - Brown, fertile fronds @ 2-4, emerge green, last thru winter - Native Mature Height: 2-3 Mature Spread: 2-3 ZONES 3-9
Osmunda regalis & var. spectabilis Royal Fern - Deciduous - Upright, vase shaped habit - Naturalizes - Can get larger than O. cinnamomea - Requires irrigation - Brown, fertile fronds @ 2-4, emerge green, last thru winter - Native Mature Height: 2-3 Mature Spread: 2-3 ZONES 3-9
Polystichum acrostichoides Christmas Fern - Evergreen - Fountain shaped habit - Dark green, leathery fronds Mature Height: 1-2 Mature Spread: 1-2 ZONES 3-9 Part shade-full shad
Polystichum polyblepharun Japanese Tassel Fern - Evergreen - Fountain shaped habit - Dark green, leathery fronds Mature Height: 1-2 Mature Spread: 1-2 ZONES 3-9
Polystichum tsus-simense Korean Rock Fern - Evergreen - Fountain shaped, compact habit - Bright green, leathery fronds Mature Height:.5-1 Mature Spread: 1-1.5 ZONES 7-9
Thelypteris decursive-pinnata Japanese Beech Fern - Deciduous - Fountain shaped, compact habit - Bright green, leathery fronds Mature Height: 1-2 Mature Spread: 1-1.5 ZONES 4-10
Thelypteris noveborancensis New York Fern - Deciduous - Upright compact habit - Native - Grows in colonies, like Dennstaedtia punctilobula - Bright green, fronds - Requires irrigation - Similar to Matteuccia struthiopteris, ostrich fern Mature Height: 1-1.5 Mature Spread: 1-3 ZONES 4-7