| Scientific Name |
Adiantum pedatum |
Athyrium filix-femina |
Cystopteris bulbifera |
Dennstaedtia punctilobula |
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| Common Name |
maidenhair fern |
lady fern |
bulbet bladder fern |
hay-scented fern |
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| Height |
12-20" |
24-60" (2-5') |
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6-18" |
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| Bloom Time |
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| Flower Color |
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| Habitat |
moist woods, hillsides, acidic fertile soil |
wooded water margins, moist fertile soil |
rocky water margins |
well-drained woods |
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| Features |
Easy to grow on well-drained, shaded soils. Use mulch or humusy soils. |
Graceful and easy to grow; requires shade; tolerates a variety of soil types, but best in humusy soils. |
Arching fronds are smooth and deeply cut. Grows best in rocky, wet or moist ground with a neutral soil pH. |
Delicate lacy blades are yellow-green, spreads quickly by rhizomes; tolerates wide variation in environment. |
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| Availability |
trade |
trade |
specialty dealers |
trade |
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| Scientific Name |
Matteuccia pensylvanica |
Onoclea sensibilis |
Osmunda regalis |
Osmunda cinnamomea |
Polystichum acrostichoides |
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| Common Name |
ostrich fern |
sensitive fern |
royal fern |
cinnamon fern |
Christmas fern |
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| Height |
36-84" (3-7') |
12-24" |
12-36" |
24-60" (2-5') |
12-36" |
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| Bloom Time |
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-- |
-- |
-- |
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| Flower Color |
-- |
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-- |
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| Habitat |
moist rich loam in sun or shade |
wooded swamps, moist woods |
wet woods, water margins, acidic soils |
moist, humusy acidic woods |
moist, fertile, well-drained woods |
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| Features |
Tall fronds resemble ostrich feathers. |
Tolerates sun if soil is moist; vigorous grower; forms colonies. |
Best in moist or wet, acidic soils. New wine-red fronds turn green. |
Blue-green fronds turn cinnamon brown in fall. Prefers moist or wet soils in partial shade, but can also grow in dry shade. |
Evergreen and easy to grow; dark green leathery leaves. |
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| Availability |
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