NATIVE FERNS

All of our ferns are grown from spores at the nursery, or are produced by division of larger nursery stock.

They are never dug from the wild. Commercial digging of wild ferns usually results in the destruction of the fern bed.

 

Below is a table of cultural information about the species of ferns we carry. Scroll down further for color pictures.

 

           Common Name              Botanical Name            Persistence*      Height           Sun                    Moisture    

Bulblet Fern Cystopteris bulbifera  Deciduous 1'-3' Part-Shade M
Christmas Fern Polystichum acrostichoides Evergreen 2'-3' Part-Shade M
Cinnamon Fern Osmunda cinnamomea Deciduous 2'-5' Part-Shade W-M
Crested Wood Fern Dryopteris cristata Semi-Evergreen 2'-3' Part-Shade W-M
Cut-Leaved Grape Fern Botrychium dissectum Evergreen <1' Part M
Ebony Spleenwort Asplenium platyneuron Evergreen 1'-2' Part-Shade M
Fragile Fern Cystopteris fragilis Deciduous <1' Part-Shade M
Goldie's Wood Fern Dryopteris goldiana Deciduous 3'-5' Part-Shade M
Hairy Lip-Fern Cheilanthes lanosa Deciduous <1' Part M
Intermediate Wood Fern Dryopteris intermedia Evergreen 1'-3' Part-Shade M
Interrupted Fern Osmunda claytoniana Deciduous 3'-4' Full-Part-Shade M
Lady Fern Athyrium filix-femina Deciduous 2'-3' Part-Shade W-M
Marginal Wood Fern Dryopteris marginalis Evergreen 1'-2' Part-Shade W-M
Marsh Fern Thelypteris palustris Deciduous 1'-3' Full-Part-Shade W
Northern Beech Fern Phegopteris connectillis Deciduous 1'-2' Part-Shade W-M
Northern Maidenhair Fern Adiantum pedatum Deciduous 1'-2' Part-Shade W-M
Oak Fern Gymnocarpium dryopteris Deciduous <1' Part-Shade W-M
Ostrich Fern Matteuccia struthiopteris Deciduous 3'-5' Part-Shade W-M
Rattlesnake Fern Botrychium virginianum Deciduous 1'-2' Part M
Royal Fern Osmunda regalis Deciduous 3'-4' Full-Part-Shade W
Sensitive Fern Onoclea sensibilis Deciduous 1'-2' Full-Part-Shade W-M
Spreading Wood Fern Dryopteris expansa Deciduous 2'-3' Part-Shade W-M
Toothed Wood Fern Dryopteris spinulosa Deciduous 1'-3' Part-Shade W-M
Walking Fern Asplenium rhizophyllum Evergreen <1' Part-Shade M-D

*Persistence:  Evergreen ferns remain green all year long, while deciduous ferns go dormant during the winter.

 


Bulblet Fern

Cystopteris bulbifera

 

Christmas Fern

Polystichum acrostichoides

 

Cinnamon Fern

Osmunda cinnamomea


Crested Wood Fern

Dryopteris cristata

 

Cut-Leaved Grape Fern

Botrychium dissectum

Ebony Spleenwort

Asplenium platyneuron

 

Fragile Fern

Cystopteris fragilis

 

Goldie's Wood Fern

Dryopteris goldiana

 

Hairy Lip-Fern

Cheilanthes lanosa


Intermediate Wood Fern

Dryopteris intermedia

 

Interrupted Fern

Osmunda claytoniana

Lady Fern

Athyrium filix-femina

 

Marginal Wood Fern

Dryopteris marginalis

 

Marsh Fern

Thelypteris palustris


Northern Beech Fern

Phegopteris connectillis

Northern Maidenhair Fern

Adiantum pedatum

 

Oak Fern

Gymnocarpium dryopteris

 

Ostrich Fern

Matteuccia struthiopteris

 

 

 

Rattlesnake Fern

Botrychium virginianum

 

Royal Fern

Osmunda regalis

 

Sensitive Fern

Onoclea sensibilis

 

Spreading Wood Fern

Dryopteris expansa

Toothed Wood Fern

Dryopteris spinulosa

 

Walking Fern

Asplenium rhizophyllum

 

 

 

Ferns

$5.00    4'' pot

$8.00    5'' pot

$12.00    all round pots

 

Native Fern Propagation Kits

Since ferns do not produce seeds, they are usually sold and used as plants.

However, it is possible to grow these amazing ancient plants at home, from spores.

We offer all of the fern listed above (except those listed in underlined italics) in Native Fern Propagation Kits.

Growing ferns from spores requires good instructions, good sanitation, proper growing media,

controlled humidity, controlled temperature, and patience. Our Native Fern Propagation Kits include spores,

propagation instructions, growing media, gametophyte containers, tweezers, and sporophyte containers.

Kits do not include lights or heaters, since appropriate lighting and temperature can be found in most homes.

Each Native Fern Propagation Kit can produce up to 12 mature native ferns.

Order Native Fern Propagation Kits by common or botanical name.

Native Fern Propagation Kit                   $14.00

 

 

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