Native Plants

Native Ferns

Scientific Name	Common Name	Type	Height	Habitat	Color	Bloom Time	Exposure	Features

Adiantum capillus-veneris	Southern Maidenhair, Venus Hair Fern	Deciduous	6"-1'	Shady, moist	Green	No flowering	Part shade - shade	Specific growing requirements. Can occur as an attached mass growing directly on rock outcroppings or between well-drained cobbles where moisture is present. Used as bog edge plant. Cut back dead foliage.
Adiantum pedatum	Northern Maidenhair	Deciduous	1-3'	Moist, cool, rich woods & shaded areas	Deep BlueGreen	No flowering	Part sun - shade	Uniqie graceful, fan-like pattern. Easy to grow if in right conditions. Keep enely moist year-round. Burgundy red fiddleheads appear in early spring.
Athyrium asplenioides	Southern Lady Fern	Deciduous	3-6'	Wet, moist	Lime green to light green	No flowering	Part shade	Great to use in large scale eastern woodland landscapes. Plant as ground cover, accent plant, in bog or pond area, or in water gardens. Water when fronds turn brown. Has interesting foliage.
Dryopteris ludoviciana	Southern Sheild Fern	Deciduous	3-6'	Moist, humid woodlands	Green	No flowering	Part shade - shade	Good groundcover fern for shade gardens in the hot Southeast. Prefers heavy, wet soils and is heat tolerant.
Osmunda cinnamomea	Cinnamon Fern	Deciduous	2-6'	Average to wet; boggy areas	Green leaves; brown fronds	No flowering	Sun - shade	Clusters of arching fronds. Can grow in full sun if in standing water. Use in bog or pond area, or wetland landscape. The contrasting stature of fertile and infertile fronds provide dramatic accents.
Osmunda regalis	Royal Fern	Deciduous	3-6'	Average to wet; swamps, marshes, streambanks	Dark green	No flowering	Part sun - shade	Unique form and texture. An accent fern for the water garden, bog, or pond area