American Maidenhair Fern

Scientific Name: Adiantum pedatum
Zone: 4-9
Sun: Partial to full shade

The American Maidenhair Fern, Adiantum pedatum, is a deciduous, clump-forming fern which typically grows 1.5 to 2 tall and is most frequently found on... more

Christmas Fern

Scientific Name: Polystichum acrostichoides
Zone: 4-9
Sun: Partial to full shade

The Christmas Fern, Polystichum acrostichoides, occurs in both dry and moist wooded slopes, moist banks and ravines. It typically grows in a fountain-... more

Cinnamon Fern

Scientific Name: Osmunda cinnamonea
Zone: 3-9
Sun: Full shade to full sun

The Cinnamon Fern, Osmunda cinnamonea, occurs in moist, boggy ground along streams and on shaded ledges and grows in clumps to 2-3 tall, but with cons... more

Ebony Spleenwort Fern

Scientific Name: Asplenium platyneuron
Zone: 4-8
Sun: Partial to full shade

Ebony Spleenwort Fern, Asplenium platyneuron, is an evergreen fern which typically grows to 15 tall and occurs on rocky wooded ledges, rocky slopes an... more

Hayscented Fern

Scientific Name: Dennstaedtia punctilobula
Zone: 3-9
Sun: Partial to full shade

The Hayscented Fern, Dennstaedtia punctilobula, is very common. It can be identified by its lacy, light-green fronds that feel very slightly sticky to... more

Japanese Painted Fern

Scientific Name: Athyrium niponicum Pictum
Zone: 5-8
Sun: Full shade

The `Japanese Painted Fern, Athyrium niponicum `Pictum, is a low maintance, deciduous fern with soft grayish-green and silvery dark maroon foliage. Be... more

Leatherwood Fern

Scientific Name: Dryopteris marginalis
Zone: 3-9
Sun: Partial to full shade

The Leatherwood Fern or Marginal Shield Fern is an evergreen fern which typically forms a non-spreading, vase-shaped clump to 1.5-2 (infrequently to 3... more

Royal Fern

Scientific Name: Osmunda regalis
Zone: 3-9
Sun: Full shade to full sun

The Royal Fern, Osmunda regalis, is a tall, deciduous fern which usually occurs on moist bluffs and ledges and along streams (sometimes growing in the... more

Sensitive Fern

Scientific Name: Onoclea sensibilis
Zone: 4-8
Sun: Partial to full shade

The Sensitive Fern, Onoclea sensibilis, is a large, somewhat coarse deciduous fern which occurs in wet woods and thickets and in moist soils along str... more

Southern Lady Fern

Scientific Name: Athyrium asplenioides
Zone: 3-8
Sun: Partial to full shade

The Lady fern or Red Stem fern has a feathery textured frond with a red stem. It is a slow spreading fern, which will make a nice mass in a few years.... more

Toothwood Fern

Scientific Name: Dryopteris spinulosa
Zone: 6-8
Sun: Full shade to full sun

The Toothwood Fern, Dryopteris spinulosais, is a delightful lacy plant. The Toothwood Fern, also known as the Narrow Buckler Fern, has true fern folia... more

Walking Fern

Scientific Name: Camptosorus rhizophyllus
Zone: 6-9
Sun: Partial to full shade

The Walking Fern, Camptosorus rhizophyllus, is an interesting little plant. The common name comes from the fact that the leaves sprout new plants at t... more