Perfect for challenging sites or for the garden, ferns are low-maintenance, lush, and inviting. There is a fern for anywhere you need it—from dry shade to moist sun. 388 North Creek Road Landenberg, PA 19350 877.ECO.PLUG | 610.255.0100
Fern availability is selling out at record pace. In addition to texture, some species of ferns provide architectural appeal such as Osmunda regalis var spectabilis and Adiantum pedatum; while others provide erosion control such as Polystichum acrostichoides and Matteuccia struthiopteris. Ferns are a staple in the landscape
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from time immemorial and no wonder—they are a reliable performer and a landscape problem-solver.
Ferns arranged by soil moisture preference with plant attributes Dryopteris erythrosora ‘Brilliance’
Species
Common Name
Osmunda regalis var. spectabilis Dryopteris × australis Matteuccia struthiopteris Phegopteris decursive-pinnata Adiantum pedatum Athyrium filix-femina 'Victoriae' Athyrium filix-femina Athyrium niponicum var. pictum Athyrium niponicum 'Regal Red' Athyrium otophorum Athyrium angustum f. rubellum 'Lady in Red' Athyrium × 'Ghost' Athyrium 'Godzilla' Dryopteris erythrosora 'Brilliance' Dryopteris 'Parsley' Dryopteris goldiana Osmunda claytoniana Polystichum polyblepharum Dryopteris marginalis Polystichum acrostichoides
royal fern Dixie woodfern ostrich fern Japanese beech fern northern maidenhair lady fern lady fern Japanese painted fern Japanese painted fern lady fern northern lady fern lady fern lady fern autumn fern male fern Goldie's wood fern interrupted fern Korean tassel fern marginal woodfern Christmas fern
Athyrium niponicum ‘Regal Red’
Osmunda regalis var. spectabilis
Athyrium niponicum f. rubellum ‘Lady in Red’
WIS OBL FACW FACW FAC FAC FAC
FAC
FAC+ FAC FACUFACU-
Height Hardiness 2-3' 3-4' 3-5' 1-2' 12-30" 18-24" 2-3' 12-18" 15-18" 18-24" 2-3' 24-30" 3-4' 18-24" 12-18" 3-4' 2-4' 18-24" 12-18" 12-18"
Athyrium niponicum var. pictum
2-10 5-9 3-8 4-10 3-8 4-9 5-10 4-9 4-9 5-9 3-8 5-9 3-8 4-8 5-8 3-8 2-8 5-8 3-8 3-9
Plant Attributes NA NA NA
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E
rh NA
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NA
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KEY to chart light requirements rh rhizomatous NA native C3 cool season C4 warm season deer resistant S salt tolerance E erosion control WIS wetland indicator status
NA
NA
Dryopteris erythrosora ‘Brilliance’
E
Matteucia struthiopteris
Phegopteris decursive-pinnata