A messy looking cultivar that is also quite hardy, this fern’s fronds grow to the point where they will eventually need support. The fronds are more round than other cultivars and the pinnules are a lighter green.

With distinctive teardrop-shaped pinnules on large triangular fronds, this cultivar, also known as ‘Triumph’, is an elegant example of the weeping varieties in this species. There is shallow lobing on the pinnules and the fronds can be slightly congested.

‘Blue Moon’, a recent cultivar, is found throughout the tropics and yet is quite cold hardy. It favors moist environs ranging from forests to rocky cliffs. The stipes stand tall and the pinnules, aside from their blue appearance, are deeply […]

A fern with erect fronds and lobed pinnules, this cultivar’s new growth is green to yellow in color. This plant grows well in the ground, enjoys a slightly acidic, moist, well-drained soil and dislikes pot culture.

This attractive plant grows well in the ground, enjoys a slightly acidic, moist, well-drained soil and dislikes pot culture. It has very erect fronds that have a waxy appearance and are blue-green in color.

Sometimes referred to as Adiantum aleuticum, this deciduous to semi-evergreen fern has kidney-shaped to broadly ovate leaves, gracefully attached to glossy dark brown or black stalks. Reaches 12 to 16 inches tall and across. Best suited to temperatures above 45 […]

This evergreen fern has erect, triangular-shaped, deeply cut, 2 to 4 pinnate leaves that reach up to 3 feet long. Long purplish-black stalks emerge from long, creeping rhizomes and plant can spread more than 6 feet. Fronds often emerge pale […]

This evergreen fern has linear, pinnate fronds with deeply cut pinnae attached to reddish brown stalks. Grows 4 to 16 inches tall and about 24 inches wide. Fronds often emerge pale green to pale pink and darken with age. Plantlets […]

The fronds are weeping, open and not too crowded with pinnules. The pinnules themselves are wide and wedge-shaped with lobing. The stipes are dark and shiny.

Elegant perennial with delicate, soft green fronds with fan-shaped segments that are borne on glossy, black arching stems. Wonderful addition to the woodland garden. Nice along ponds or in rock gardens. Native to North America, this fern thrives in shady […]