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10 Ferns
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Maiden Hair Fern
Adiantum pedatum
Height: 1'-2'
Width: 1'-2'
Sun: part, shade
Water Use: high, medium
Soil Moisture: wet, wet-mesic, mesic
Soil Types: well-drained & highly organic
Zone: 3-4
Comments: Delicate, lacy leaves. Black stems. Excellent in shady rock/water gardens.
Retail Pricing
4" Cont.: $12.00
Lady Fern
Athyrium filix-femina
Height: 1'6"-2'
Sun: part, shade
Soil Moisture: wet, wet-mesic, mesic
Soil Types: Well-drained, rich loam.
Zone: 4-5
Comments: Rhizomatous. Soft, fine-textured foliage. Vase-shaped form. Protect from afternoon sun.
Retail Pricing
#1 Cont.: $16.00
Glade Fern ref
Diplazium pycnocarpon
Height: 1'6"-3'
Sun: part
Soil Moisture: wet-mesic
Soil Types: loamy, silty
Comments: Adaptable. Southeast MN. Wooded slopes, ravines, stream banks. Rhizomatous.
For reference only. Not currently stocked.
Oak Fern ref
Gymnocarpium dryopteris
Height: 6"-1'
Width: 1'
Sun: part, shade
Soil Moisture: wet, wet-mesic, mesic
Soil Types: well-drained; sand & clay tolerant
Recommended: Deer Resistant, Groundcover
Comments: Rhizomatous.
For reference only. Not currently stocked.
Ostrich Fern
Matteuccia struthiopteris
Height: 2'-4'
Sun: full, part, shade
Soil Moisture: wet, wet-mesic, mesic
Soil Types: acidic loam
Zone: 3-4
Comments: Vase-shaped form. Large, featherlike fronds. Wonderful for massing or as a specimen.
Retail Pricing
4" Cont.: $12.00
#1 Cont.: $16.00
Sensitive Fern
Onoclea sensibilis
Height: 1'-2'
Sun: full, part, shade
Water Use: high, medium
Soil Moisture: wet, wet-mesic, mesic
Soil Types: humus-rich
Zone: 3-5
Comments: Rhizomatous. Deeply pinnatifid fronds. Found in moist marshes & meadows; sufficient water required in full sun.
Retail Pricing
4" Cont.: $12.00
#1 Cont.: $16.00
Cinnamon Fern
Osmunda cinnamomea
Height: 3'-4'
Width: 2'
Sun: part, shade
Water Use: high, medium
Soil Moisture: mesic
Zone: 3-5
Comments: Erect fronds become cinnamon-brown. Found in marshes, swamps, & moist forests. Flood tolerant.
Retail Pricing
4" Cont.: $12.00
Royal Fern
Osmunda regalis
Height: 3'-6'
Width: 2'-3'
Sun: part, shade
Soil Moisture: wet, wet-mesic, mesic
Soil Types: organic, sandy/rocky/gravelly, clay, acidic
Bloom Period: June-August
Recommended: Deer Resistant
Comments: Cinnamon-colored spore fronds. Tolerates shallow water.
Retail Pricing
#1 Cont.: $16.00
Christmas Fern ref
Polystichum acrostichoides
Height: 2'-3'
Width: 1'-3'
Sun: part, shade
Soil Moisture: mesic, mesic-dry, dry
Soil Types: well-drained, humus-rich
Zone: 3-8
Recommended: Groundcover
Comments: Evergreen/semi-evergreen. Use as an accent or massed as a groundcover.
For reference only. Not currently stocked.
Bracken Fern ref
Pteridium aquilinum
For reference only. Not currently stocked.
