(Common Male Fern)

Common male fern is a large deciduous fern native to many temperate regions of Europe, Asia and North America. Its large, glossy green fronds arise from an erect rhizome. With greater height, the fronds tend to become ever-so-slightly arching.

Like most ferns it excels in shade and moist soil, though once established it will tolerate some sun and drier conditions. Nearly any soil pH type is acceptable as long as there is organic matter incorporated. Common male fern performs well in woodland borders...

(Common Male Fern)

Common male fern is a large deciduous fern native to many temperate regions of Europe, Asia and North America. Its large, glossy green fronds arise from an erect rhizome. With greater height, the fronds tend to become ever-so-slightly arching.

Like most ferns it excels in shade and moist soil, though once established it will tolerate some sun and drier conditions. Nearly any soil pH type is acceptable as long as there is organic matter incorporated. Common male fern performs well in woodland borders...

(Common Male Fern)

Common male fern is a large deciduous fern native to many temperate regions of Europe, Asia and North America. The vigorous and attractive cultivar 'Undulata Robusta' has large, glossy green leaves that arise from an erect rhizome. The frond edges often have a slightly wavy appearance. With greater height, the fronds tend to become gracefully arching.

Like most ferns it excels in shade and moist soil, though once established it will tolerate some sun and drier conditions. Nearly any soil pH type...

(Sunset Fern)

sunset fern from the mid elevations of the forested Himalayans eastward into China and Taiwan

(Marginal Wood Fern)

Marginal wood fern is an evergreen fern native to eastern North America, from Canada's Quebec province southward to the American states of Kansas and Virginia. The leathery, grayish green to blue-green fronds arise from an erect rhizome. Forming a non-spreading clump, the overall habit is V-shaped.

Marginal wood fern grows very well in shade and moist soil, though once established it will tolerate drier conditions. It makes a perfect addition to mixed borders, wildflower gardens, and rock gardens...

(Mexican Male Fern)

meixcan male fern fomr the moist highter elevations in Mexico and Guatemala

(Uniform Wood Fern)

uniform wood fern

(Crested Uniform Wood Fern)

uniform wood fern

(Dixie Wood Fern)

An architecturally interesting, upright fern with bright green foliage, the Dixie wood fern grows best in moist soils, but can tolerate drier ground. This semi-evergreen, clumping perennial is a naturally occuring hybrid between Dryopteris ludoviciana and Dryopteris celsa that is encountered in the southeastern United States. Not flowering or setting seed, the Dixie wood fern is sterile, rarely or never producing the spores on leaf undersides common to other ferns.

Grow Dixie...

(Remote Wood Fern)

Remote wood fern is a rare and fertile natural hybrid of Dryopteris affinis and D. expansa. Found growing in the subalpine forests along streams in central Europe and western Asia, its semi-evergreen green fronds arise from an erect rhizome and have a golden brown center.

Like other ferns, it does well in a shady location with moist soil and protected from winds. A large sweeping mass of remote woody ferns would be magnificent under tall woodland trees, or incorporated among...