Adiantum pedatum
NORTHERN MAIDENHAIR FERN
- Delicate bright green fronds with black-purple stems
- Spreads by shallow rhizomes to form a dense ground cover
- Slower-growing fern, taking 2-3 years to reach mature size
HEIGHT: 30-50 cm · SPREAD: 30-50 cm
Adiantum venustum
HIMALAYAN MAIDENHAIR FERN
- Black stems holding small delicate soft green leaves
- Slower growing fern, taking 2-3 years to reach mature size
- Foliage can be an interesting texture in arrangements
HEIGHT: 20-30 cm · SPREAD: 30-50 cm
Asplenium scolopendrium
HART'S TONGUE FERN
- AKA Phyllitis scolopendrium, Scolopendrium vulgare
- Low, upward-growing clumps of glossy narrow strap-like leathery leaves
- Edges are often wavy
HEIGHT: 30-40 cm · SPREAD: 30-45 cm
Athyrium angustum forma rubellum
LADY IN RED FERN
- AKA Athyrium angustum forma rubellum 'Lady in Red'
- Vibrant green fronds with a deep red central stem
- Upright-clumping habit
HEIGHT: 60-90 cm · SPREAD: 45-90 cm
Athyrium filix-femina
LADY FERN
- Bright green fronds
- Upright-clumping habit
- Long-lived and easy to grow
HEIGHT: 60-90 cm · SPREAD: 60-80 cm
Athyrium niponicum 'Crested Surf' (USPP 33,057, Can PBRAF)
JAPANESE PAINTED FERN
- Doubly branched and crested frond tips
- Fronds emerge from the ground in spring
- Fronds age silvery-green with deep purple stems
HEIGHT: 45-60 cm · SPREAD: 60-75 cm
Athyrium niponicum 'Pictum'
JAPANESE PAINTED FERN
- AKA Athyrium goeringianum 'Pictum'
- Fronds emerge from the ground in the spring a deep burgundy-purple colour
- Fronds age silvery-green with deep purple stems
HEIGHT: 45-60 cm · SPREAD: 30-45 cm
Athyrium niponicum 'Regal Red'
JAPANESE PAINTED FERN
- Arching triangular silver fronds with violet-red veining
- Twisted pinnules give the fronds a ruffled look
- Clumping habit with a slight weeping effect
HEIGHT: 40-45 cm · SPREAD: 45-60 cm
Athyrium niponicum pictum 'Pearly White'
JAPANESE PAINTED FERN
- Fronds with light green margins feature white centres
- Clumping habit with a slight weeping effect
- Colonies form by shallow spreading rhizomes
HEIGHT: 35-45 cm · SPREAD: 30-45 cm
Athyrium niponicum var. pictum 'Burgundy Lace' (PP15072, COPF)
BURGUNDY LACE JAPANESE PAINTED FERN
- Fronds emerge from the ground in the spring a deep burgundy-purple colour
- Burgundy fronds have silver streaking maturing to grayish-green
- Fronds will retain their purple midribs and silver streaking with maturity.
HEIGHT: 30-40 cm · SPREAD: 30-45 cm
Athyrium x 'Ghost'
GHOST FERN
- Fronds open a soft grayish-green
- They have a silvery overlay of silver hues and dark maroon midribs
- Upright habit
HEIGHT: 60-90 cm · SPREAD: 30-45 cm
Athyrium x 'Godzilla'
GIANT JAPANESE PAINTED FERN
- Massive arching clump
- Long silvery fronds
- Fronds vary in shades of green blended with burgundy and gray
HEIGHT: 90-100 cm · SPREAD: 125-150 cm
Blechnum spicant
DEER FERN
- Leathery narrow deep green fronds
- Two kinds of fronds are produced:
- Sterile fronds are narrow and glossy green
HEIGHT: 45-60 cm · SPREAD: 45-60 cm
Cyrtomium fortunei
HOLLY FERN
- AKA Phanerophlebia fortunei
- Stiff arching green fronds
- Broad sickle-shaped leaflets resemble a holly branch
HEIGHT: 30-60 cm · SPREAD: 60-90 cm
Dennstaedtia punctilobula
HAY SCENTED FERN
- Delicate green fronds, 30-45 cm long
- Smells like freshly mown grass when crushed
- Turns a yellow-orange in the fall
HEIGHT: 45-65 cm · SPREAD: 60-90 cm
Dryopteris affinis The King ('Cristata')
GOLDEN SHIELD FERN
- AKA Dryopteris borreri 'Cristata', Dryopteris pseudomas 'Cristata'
- Narrow dark green fronds with crested tips
- Upright arching habit
HEIGHT: 75-100 cm · SPREAD: 75-90 cm
Dryopteris erythrosora
AUTUMN FERN
- Fiddleheads emerge in colours ranging from pink to red to bronze
- New fronds open copper to red-orange
- Glossy deep green fronds throughout the summer
HEIGHT: 30-60 cm · SPREAD: 45-60 cm
Dryopteris erythrosora 'Brilliance'
BRILLIANCE AUTUMN FERN
- Fiddleheads emerge in colours ranging from copper to red to bronze
- New fronds open copper to red-orange
- Glossy deep green fronds throughout the summer
HEIGHT: 30-60 cm · SPREAD: 45-60 cm
Dryopteris filix-mas
MALE FERN
- Lance-shaped mid-green fronds
- Crown is made of large rhizomes that are covered in fuzzy brown hair
- Upright-clumping habit
HEIGHT: 75-90 cm · SPREAD: 75-90 cm
Dryopteris goldiana
GOLDIE'S FERN
- Light green fronds are produced in groups along the rhizomes
- Upright habit and long, wiry stems
- Spreads slowly by shallow underground rhizomes
HEIGHT: 100-120 cm · SPREAD: 50-60 cm
Dryopteris marginalis
MARGINAL SHIELD FERN
- Fiddleheads emerge with a thick brown "fur"
- Leathery deep green fronds
- Crown consists of large rhizomes covered in fuzzy brown 'hair'
HEIGHT: 45-60 cm · SPREAD: 50-60 cm
Dryopteris spinulosa
TOOTHED WOOD FERN
- AKA Dryopteris carthusiana
- Narrow lance-shaped pale green fronds with finely-cut leaflets
- Upright-clumping habit
HEIGHT: 60-90 cm · SPREAD: 30-45 cm
Dryopteris wallichiana
WALLICH'S WOOD FERN
- Thick leathery dark green lance-shaped fronds
- Young fronds are yellowish-green
- Contrasting central stem is dark reddish-brown
HEIGHT: 90-120 cm · SPREAD: 60-75 cm
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Dryopteris wallichiana Jurassic Gold ('Hollasic')
JURASSIC GOLD WOOD FERN
- Young growth emerges golden orange
- Foliage matures to a mix of golden yellow and green
- Adds excellent spring colour to a shady garden
HEIGHT: 50-60 cm · SPREAD: 50-60 cm