(Broad Swordfern)

Broad sword fern is a ground-dwelling or terrestrial fern, native to Florida, Mexico, the West Indies, Central and South America. It spreads slowly by rhizomes (below ground stems) and stolons (above ground lateral stems). The leaf stems or petioles are covered with sparse to moderate, one-color, reddish to light brown hair-like scales. The fronds are evergreen, long, once-pinnate or feather like, the leaflets have margins which are finely double-toothed and are densely pubescent below. The fronds...

(Broad Swordfern, Macho Broad Sword Fern)

Broad sword fern is a ground-dwelling or terrestrial fern, native to Florida, Mexico, the West Indies, Central and South America. It spreads slowly by rhizomes (below ground stems) and stolons (above ground lateral stems). The leaf stems or petioles are covered with sparse to moderate, one-color, reddish to light brown hair-like scales. The fronds are evergreen, long, once-pinnate or feather like, the leaflets have margins which are finely double-toothed and are densely pubescent below. Macho fern...

(Broad Swordfern)

Fish tail fern is a ground-dwelling or terrestrial fern, native to southeastern Asia. It spreads slowly by rhizomes (below ground stems) and stolons (above ground lateral stems). The leaf stems or petioles are covered with sparse to moderately numerous, one-color, reddish to light brown hair-like scales. The fronds are evergreen, long, once-pinnate, or feather like, and end in two or three forked division like the tail of a fish. This gives the fern a frilly look. The fronds are often arching or...

(Southern Swordfern)

This is one of the few ferns that thrives in warm climates, where it provides distinctive foliage for landscaping. It is native to the tropics around the world and has proven itself over time as an exceptionally vigorous tall ground cover. It resembles the more delicate Boston fern, forming a mound of arching and upright fronds. The lime-green leaves rise out of traveling underground stems that spread so quickly they border on invasive.

Its value lies in its elegant fronds that are long and narrow,...

(Boston Swordfern)

A common, old-fashioned plant for containers and hanging baskets, Boston swordfern is easy to grow and tolerant of summer warmth and humidity. This large, evergreen to semi-evergreen fern originates from regions in Mexico, Central America and South America as well as sub-Saharan Africa and Polynesia. It has dense, arching, lance-shaped fronds of medium green and develops a bushy to weeping habit. Plants slowly spread by rhizomes and require regular division—particularly if container grown.

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(Boston Fern, Boston Swordfern)

A common, old-fashioned plant for containers and hanging baskets, Boston fern is easy to grow and tolerant or summer warmth and humidity.

This large, evergreen to semi-evergreen fern originates from regions in Mexico, Central and South America. The cultivar ‘Bostoniensis’ has dense, arching, lance-shaped fronds of medium green that are broader than the standard species. When mature it develops a distinct mop-like weeping habit.

Like most ferns, Boston fern grows best in full to partial shade...

(Boston Swordfern, Dallas Jewel Boston Fern)

A new selection of an old favorite, ‘Dallas Jewel’ is a compact, vigorous Boston swordfern with spreading and arching, shiny fronds. Like all Boston ferns, it is easy to grow and tolerant or summer warmth and humidity. The parent species is an evergreen to semi-evergreen fern native to the tropical Americas, Africa and Polynesia. The fronds of ‘Dallas Jewel’ are medium green and shorter than those of the parent species, making the habit more compact. This fern spreads by rhizomes (underground stems)...

(Boston Swordfern)

A sterile selection of the classic Boston swordfern, ‘Fluffy Ruffles’ is a compact, elegant fern with spreading and arching, shiny fronds lined with wavy-edged and incised leaflets. Easy to grow and tolerant or summer warmth and humidity, its parent species is an evergreen to semi-evergreen fern native to the tropical Americas, Africa and Polynesia. The fronds of ‘Fluffy Ruffles' are medium green to slightly yellowed, shorter and more arching than those of the parent species, all helping to make...

(Cupflower)

With fine green foliage, the narrow-leaved cupflower produces scores of small cup-like flowers of blue-lavender with yellow throats from summer to frost. A tender perennial native to Argentina, it is widely cultivated as an annual for a wide array of garden uses that maximizes its pretty blossom display. Although heat tolerant, flowering subsides if summertime heat is too intense.

This bright green plant is an upright mounding plant, densely branched with fine stems. The stiff leaves are short...

(Cupflower)

With fine green foliage, the narrow-leaved cupflower produces scores of small cup-like deep blue-violet flowers with yellow throats from summer to frost. A tender perennial native to Argentina, it is widely cultivated as an annual for a wide array of garden uses that maximizes its pretty blossom display. Although heat tolerant, flowering subsides if summertime heat is too intense.

Variety violacea has bright green foliage is an upright mounding plant, densely branched with fine stems....