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 |
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1.5m max. height |
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5-10 years to maturity |
Dryopteris filix-mas 'Depauperata' (Male fern 'Depauperata')
'Depauperata' is an upright, clump-forming, deciduous to semi-evergreen fern bearing ovate, glossy, pinnate, dark green fronds with narrow, widely-spaced pinnae.
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0.4m max. spread |
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0.6m max. height |
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5-10 years to maturity |
Polystichum polyblepharum 'Jade' (Japanese tassel fern 'Jade')
'Jade' is a clump-forming, evergreen fern with arching, lance-shaped, bipinnate fronds divided into glossy, toothed, oblong to ovate, dark green pinnae, yellow green when young.
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0.6m max. spread |
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0.6m max. height |
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5-10 years to maturity |
Dryopteris dilatata 'Crispa Whiteside' (Broad buckler fern 'Crispa Whiteside' )
'Crispa Whiteside' is a deciduous to semi-evergreen fern producing an erect rhizome bearing shuttlecock-like rosettes of upright, arching, triangular-ovate, tripinnate dark green fronds, yellow-green when new, with crisped, toothed segments. Frond mid-ribs and stalks have conspicuous, dark brown scales with darker centres.
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1.2m max. spread |
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1m max. height |
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5-10 years to maturity |
Adiantum aleuticum 'Imbricatum' (Aleutian maidenhair 'Imbricatum')
Other names: Aleutian maidenhair fern 'Imbricatum', Adiantum pedatum 'Imbricatum'
'Imbricatum' a compact, dense, clump-forming, deciduous to evergreen fern with narrowly lance-shaped fronds divided into light green, broadly linear to oblong pinnae.
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0.3m max. spread |
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0.3m max. height |
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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 |
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0.45m max. height |
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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 |
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0.5m max. height |
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5-10 years to maturity |
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 |
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0.5m max. height |
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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 |
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2m max. height |
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5-10 years to maturity |
Adiantum pedatum (Maidenhair fern)
Other names: American maidenhair
A. pedatum is a hardy, deciduous fern. In early spring, delicate, mid-green leaves unfurl on dark brown, wiry stems and last until autumn.
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0.4m max. spread |
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0.4m max. height |
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5-10 years to maturity |
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