Ferns
Ferns are classic favorites for shade and woodland areas. Most are deer resistant and some will grow in sun if they receive ample moisture. We have a wide variety of ferns, both native and otherwise, many of which are evergreen or semi-evergreen. Most ferns prefer moist soil, but there are several that are drought tolerant once established. Ferns are best planted in fall or in spring after they have broken dormancy. Old fronds may be removed in early spring before the new growth appears.
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Common Name: Variegated Holly Fern
Glossy, deep green fronds have striking bands of vibrant yellow-green along each midrib. Prefers moist soil. Evergreen. Deer resistant.
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Common Name: Lady Fern
Delicate, lacy fronds are produced in abundance throughout the grwoing season which gives the plant a fresh look, even in summer. Easy to grow in moist, well-drained acidic soils, but is tolerant of dry soils. Native. Deciduous. Deer resistant.
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Common Name: Tatting Fern
A very interesting look in ferns! Fronds sport rounded lobes that resemble handmade lace, or tatting. Prefers moist soils. Deciduous. Deer resistant.
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Common Name: Lady in Red Fern
Distinct red stems set this Lady fern apart from the rest. Best color is achieved in bright shade. Deciduous fern that is easy to grow in moist, well-drained acidic soil. Tolerant of drier soils as well. Deer resistant.
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Common Name: Queen of Green Fern
3"-4" wide, arching fronds have spectacular drooping tips that appear to be almost tasseled. A different look in ferns. Prefers moist, well-drained soil. Deciduous. Deer resistant.
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Common Name: Ghost Fern
New growth is silver green and ages to dark green. The dark green fronds provide a nice backdrop for the brighter new growth. Prefers moist but well-drained soil. Deciduous. Deer resistant.
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Common Name: Japanese Painted Fern
New fronds are a soft metallic gray with rose and maroon tints. Its gracefully weeping habit makes it right for any moist, but well-drained shady area. Deciduous. Deer resistant. PPA Plant of the Year 2004.
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Common Name: Applecourt Crested
All of the wonderful colorful colors of Japanese Painted Fern but with heavy cresting on each frond. Has a more delicate appearance. Prefers moist, well-drained soil. Deciduous. Deer resistant.
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Common Name: 'Burgundy Lace' PPAF
The first fronds in spring are purple with silver accents and ruby-red midribs and mature to pewter with dark, wine-red midribs. Magnificent in the shade garden! Prefers moist, but well-drained soil. Deciduous. Deer resistant.
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Common Name: Regal Red
A ruffled, highly colored Japanese Painted fern that has dark violet red veins and silver highlighting on each slightly twisted pinnule. Deciduous.
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Common Name: Eared Lady
Delicate, silvery blue-green fronds with maroon-purple stems unfurl from burgundy red fiddleheads in spring and continue throughout the season. Good substitute for Maidenhair ferns.
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Common Name: Japanese Holly Fern
Dark green foliage is very attractive and resembles a holly bush. Coarse textured. Can tolerate deep shade. Does not like soggy soil. Evergreen. Deer resistant.
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Common Name: Hayscented Fern
Erect, arching, delicately divided apple-green fronds. Very quickly forms large colonies by underground rhizomes. Somewhat sun tolerant. Native. Deciduous. Deer resistant.
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Common Name: Big Brother
Large yellow-green dissected fronds. Makes a nice groundcover in moist soils where it has room to spread. Deciduous. Deer resistant.
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Common Name: Log Fern
Erect native fern that occurs on decaying logs and in rich soils in wet woods. Green pinnate, oblong foliage. Semi-evergreen. Deer resistant.
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Common Name: Shaggy Shield Fern
Erect, dense leathery fronds. Prefers moist to wet soil conditions. Semi-evergreen. Deer resistant.
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Common Name: Crested Broad Buckler Fern
Crested, narrow fronds are finely divided for a "lacy" effect. Prefers moist, well-drained soil. Deciduous. Deer resistant.
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Common Name: Autumn Fern
Young fronds emerge a coppery color and later mature to green. Tolerant of a wide range of soils with adequate drainage. Drought tolerant once established. Deer resistant. Evergreen.
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Common Name: Brilliance Autumn
A more "brilliant" form of Autumn Fern. This variety's young fronds emerge a wonderful lustrous orange color and the mature green fronds maintain some of their orange coloration and shine. Deer resistant. Evergreen.
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Common Name: Male Fern
Outstanding plant. Upright, elegantly arching, broad, lance-shaped medium-green fronds. More drought tolerant than many others. Does well in alkaline or acid soils. Semi-evergreen. Native. Deer resistant.
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Common Name: Linear Male Fern
Narrow green leaflets give it a delicate, lacy appearance but with a leathery texture. Deciduous. Deer resistant.
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Common Name: Goldie's Fern
Short creeping rhizomes form large stands of broad arching fronds. The tallest native wood fern. Prefers moist, humus-rich, neutral soil. Deciduous. Deer resistant.
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Common Name: Leatherwood Fern
Also known as Eastern Wood Fern, this fern has attractive, dusty blue-green fronds. It grows well in partial shade even in dry areas, eventually forming a large clump.
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Common Name: Mexican Male Fern
Slightly arching rich green fronds. Continues to send out new fronds throughout the season, giving it a "fresh" look. Prefers moist well-drained soil. Evergreen. Deer resistant.
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Common Name: Tokyo Wood Fern
This hardy fern is an erect, vase-shaped vigorous grower with fronds that resemble the more common Christmas fern. Deciduous. Deer resistant.
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Common Name: Dixie Wood Fern
Wonderful upright fern with dark green fronds. Excellent and highly recommended. Evergreen Deer resistant.
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Common Name: Ostrich Fern
Erect vase-shaped native fern with lance-shaped, divided fronds. Prefers slightly acidic, loamy soil. Does well even in boggy locations. Deciduous. Deer resistant.
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Common Name: Lace Fern
Clump former with erect and arching lacy fronds. Vigorous grower that prefers moist soil. Deciduous. Deer resistant.v
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Common Name: Sensitive Fern
Broad green fronds can form large spreading colonies in wet soils. Sun tolerant with ample moisture. Attractive spore stalk in winter. Deciduous. Native. Deer resistant.
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Common Name: Cinnamon Fern
Unfurling young fronds are an attractive wooly cinnamon brown while older fronds are bluish-green. Will grow in light to deep shade and even sun if the soil is constantly wet. Good accent fern. Upright habit. Native. Deciduous. Deer resistant.
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Common Name: Royal Fern
Bold textured fern with divided bright green foliage and rust colored flower spikes. Forms massive clumps in boggy locations. Sun tolerant with ample moisture. Deciduous. Native. Deer resistant.
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Common Name: Christmas Fern
Deep green leathery lance-shaped leaflets prefer moist, semi-shade although they can tolerate some dryness. Can also tolerate deep shade. Native. Evergreen.
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Common Name: Western Sword Fern
Dark green sword shaped fronds take on a vase-shaped appearance. Fast grower in spring. Prefers moist, well-drained soil. Evergreen.
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Common Name: Shiny Holly
Wonderful deep green foliage is so shiny that it appears plastic. The emerging fronds are copper-colored as they unfurl. Prefers moist well-drained soil. Evergreen.
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Common Name: Tassel Fern
Striking fern that forms rounded rosettes of coarse textured glossy, dark green fronds. Prefers acid soils. Evergreen. Deer resistant.
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Common Name: Soft Needle Fern
Fronds of shiny green leaflets with a rusty brown center stem unfurl from unique fiddleheads in early spring. Evergreen. Deer resistant.
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Common Name: Korean Rock Fern
Compact, stiff, leathery dark green fronds with darker stems. Grows in a neat rosette. Prefers shade and good drainage. Semi-evergreen. Deer resistant.
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Common Name: Golden Clubmoss
Chartreuse colored foliage is mossy and forms a nice groundcover. Excellent for brightening up dark, shady, moist but well-drained areas of the garden. Deciduous. Deer resistant.
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Common Name: Rainbow or Peacock Moss
Semi-evergreen, spreading mat of metallic blue, almost irridescent, foliage. Best color on new growth in spring. Fronds that come in contact with moist soil root easily. Sometimes called "Peacock Moss". Prefers moist, humus-rich soil.
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Common Name: New York Fern
The light green fronds, whose size tapers toward the base, can often be seen growing in large colonies that carpet the forest floor in areas ranging from wetlands to dry or damp woods. Spreads vigorously by rhizomes. A Piedmont native. Deciduous.
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Common Name: Japanese Beech Fern
Stiffly erect, lime-green fronds with elegantly drooping tips. Prefers well-drained soil. Deciduous. Deer resistant.
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