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Recommended Hort. - ferns

Native ferns.

Last Update: 2019-08-16

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scientific common duration habit height exposure moisture image detail
Adiantum capillus-veneris Southern Maidenhair Perennial Forb/herb 1-2 ft. Part Shade, Shade (full-shade) Average, Moist, Well-drained detail
Adiantum pedatum Northern Maidenhair Perennial Forb/herb 1-2 ft. Part Shade, Shade (full-shade) Dry, Average, Moist detail
Asplenium platyneuron Ebony Spleenwort Perennial Forb/herb 1 ft. Sun, Part Shade, Shade (full-shade) Dry, Average, Moist, Well-drained detail
Athyrium asplenioides Southern Lady Fern 2-3 ft. Sun, Part Shade, Shade (full-shade) Dry, Average, Moist detail
Cystopteris protrusa Lowland Bladder Fern Perennial Forb/herb Sun, Part Shade, Shade (full-shade) Average, Moist detail
Diplazium pycnocarpon Glade Fern Perennial Forb/herb 2-3 ft. Part Shade, Shade (full-shade) Moist, Well-drained detail
Lorinseria areolata Netted Chain Fern 18-24 in. Part Shade, Shade (full-shade) Average detail
Onoclea sensibilis Sensitive Fern Perennial Forb/herb 1-2 ft. Part Shade, Shade (full-shade) Average, Moist detail
Osmunda spectabilis American Royal Fern 1 - 2 ft. Sun, Part Shade, Shade (full-shade) Average, Moist detail
Osmundastrum cinnamomeum Cinnamon Fern Perennial Forb/herb Sun, Part Shade, Shade (full-shade) Average, Moist detail
Phegopteris hexagonoptera Broad Beech Fern Perennial Forb/herb 1-2 ft. Part Shade, Shade (full-shade) Dry, Average, Moist, Well-drained detail
Polystichum acrostichoides Christmas Fern Perennial Forb/herb 1-2 ft. Sun, Part Shade, Shade (full-shade) Dry, Average, Moist detail
Thelypteris kunthii Southern Shield Fern Perennial Forb/herb 2-3 ft. Part Shade, Shade (full-shade) Moist, Well-drained detail
Thelypteris noveboracensis New York Fern Perennial Forb/herb 1-2 ft. Part Shade Average, Moist detail