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Matteuccia struthiopteris (Ostrich fern)

Other names: Ostrich-feather fern, Shuttlecock fern

M. struthiopteris is a deciduous fern forming large erect rosettes with bright green, fronds surrounding shorter, brownish fronds.
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2.5m max. spread

1.5m max. height

5-10 years to maturity

Polystichum aculeatum (Hard shield fern)

P. aculeatum is an evergreen fern with long tapering, finely divided leaves forming a shuttlecock form.
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0.45m max. spread

0.45m max. height

5-10 years to maturity

Pteris cretica var. albolineata (White-striped Cretan brake)

Other names: Variegated table fern, Pteris cretica 'Albolineata'

P. cretica var. albolineata is a half-hardy, creeping, evergreen fern with erect to arching, pinnate fronds with a broad, creamy-white band along the centre of each pinnae (leaflet).
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0.6m max. spread

0.8m max. height

5-10 years to maturity

Athyrium nipponicum var. pictum 'Burgundy Lace' (Japanese painted fern 'Burgundy Lace')

Other names: Athyrium nipponicum var. pictum 'Burgundy Lace', Athyrium nipponicum f. metallicum 'Burgundy Lace', Athyrium 'Burgundy Lace'

'Burgundy Lace' is a rhizomatous, deciduous fern with finely-divided, pinnate, lance-shaped fronds in shades of burgundy, purple, pink and silver.
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1m max. spread

0.5m max. height

5-10 years to maturity

Blechnum spicant (Hard fern)

Other names: Rusty back, Snake fern, Deer fern

B. spicant is a small evergreen fern with spreading, narrow, dark-green fronds bearing comb-like leaves.
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0.5m max. spread

0.5m max. height

5-10 years to maturity

Osmunda regalis 'Purpurascens' (Royal fern 'Purpurascens' )

Other names: Buckhorn brake 'Purpurascens', Herb christopher 'Purpurascens', Blooming fern 'Purpurascens', Rusty fern 'Purpurascens', Osmund royal 'Purpurascens', King fern 'Purpurascens', Common flowering fern 'Purpurascens', Ditch fern 'Purpurascens', Water fern 'Purpurascens'

'Purpurascens' is a hardy, deciduous fern, forming a large clump of bipinnate, green fronds. The fiddleheads are flushed purple in spring and the fronds turn golden in the autumn.
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1.2m max. spread

2m max. height

5-10 years to maturity

Gymnocarpium dryopteris 'Plumosum' (Oak fern 'Plumosum')

'Plumosum' is a low-growing, spreading, deciduous fern with triangular, 3-pinnate fronds, each segment (pinnae) is triangular and divided into broadly ovate, overlapping, toothed, scalloped segments. Fronds are light to yellow-green when young, turning dark green with age.
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0.5m max. spread

0.2m max. height

5-10 years to maturity

Polystichum setiferum (Divisilobum Group) 'Divisilobum Densum' (Soft shield fern 'Divisilobum Densum')

'Divisilobum Densum' is a spreading, evergreen or semi-evergreen fern, with arching, soft, lance-shaped, tri-pinnate, dark green fronds with overlapping pinnae.
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0.6m max. spread

0.5m max. height

5-10 years to maturity

Asplenium bulbiferum (Hen and chickens fern)

Other names: Mother spleenwort, New Zealand common spleenwort

A. bulbiferum is an evergreen fern with soft, feathery dark green fronds.
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0.75m max. spread

0.75m max. height

5-10 years to maturity

Athyrium niponicum 'Godzilla' (Painted fern 'Godzilla')

Other names: Japanese painted fern 'Godzilla'

'Godzilla' is a rhizomatous, deciduous fern forming a wide clump with reddish-purple stems bearing upright to arching, lance-shaped, bi- or tri-pinnate, crested, silvery grey-green fronds.
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1.8m max. spread

0.9m max. height

5-10 years to maturity