Introduction
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Introduction |
Other Perennials |
We are considering these ferns for the woodland garden. The lacy foliage of ferns contrasts well with most other plants.
Click on a plant's picture to learn about it at Dave's Garden — a green border means we already have the plant.
| Ostrich Fern | Matteuccia struthiopteris | ||
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Perennial 36-48" Partial to Full Shade |
Large, clump-forming fern. Very showy with giant, feathery plumes growing in bright green whorls. Native to the northeast. |
Clusters of fertile fronds arise in late summer. |
| Royal Fern | Osmunda regalis | ||
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Perennial 4-6' Sun to Partial Shade |
Leaflets turn from red to green as they mature. Forms huge, light green rosettes. Late to emerge in spring. |
In fall, erect, fertile fronds form in the centre of the plant and project above the outer spreading, sterile fronds. |
| Cinnamon Fern | Osmunda cinnamomea | ||
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Perennial 3-4' Partial to Full Shade |
Arching fronds are bluish green and sterile. May be evergreen or semi-evergreen depending on winter temperature. |
In the summer, fertile fronds appear in the center of the plant. They are cinnamon-colored and edible. |
| Japanese Painted Fern | Athyrium niponicum var. pictum | ||
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Perennial 12-18" Partial to Full Shade |
Fronds are a soft shade of metallic silver-gray with hints of red and blue. The center stem is red. |
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