Fern Plants For Shade

Keep your autumn fern growing at a steady pace by applying a balanced fertilizer at the rate of one pound per 100 square feet in spring before new growth begins. Thank you, kniphofia and htop.

Called “painted” because of its multihued foliage, this native of Eastern Asia bring valuable color to the garden even though it doesn't bear flowers. Among them are:Bred by a South Carolina gardener, this fern features a wine red coloring and a slightly...

Prefers full to partial shade. Prefers moist, well-drained soil high in organic matter. One of the most exciting garden fern introductions in years! Dazzling burgundy red stems (by the second year) differentiate Lady in Red from all other ferns and makes...

Thrives in summer humidity in moist, well-drained soils and is partial to full shade. The pinnules on Regal Red Japanese Fern twist a little giving the frond a fluffed up look. Handsome and ruffled this high color painted fern has a dark interior on its...

Plant in shaded spots such as on the north side of the house, or under trees where they receive alternate periods of sun and shade throughout the day, preferably more shade than sun.

Deer resistant and for a rain garden. Ostrich Fern is one of the most graceful plants for shady or sunny spots in your landscape. Ostrich gets the tallest growing up to 5'.

You receive 1 each of Regal Red Japanese Fern, Golden Mist Fern and Brilliance Autumn Ferns.

They're the perfect perennial for planting in deep shade, where we find it difficult to make most anything else grow. Vigorous, number one fern plants. Likes moist soil and partial shade.

Remove hard clay and replace with a mixture of topsoil, peat moss and sand, heavy on the peat moss. Plant in shaded spots such as on the north side of the house, or under trees where they receive alternate periods of sun and shade throughout the day,...

They're the perfect perennial for planting in deep shade, where we find it difficult to make most anything else grow. Its bold, deep green fronds provide cooling summer garden beauty and greenery.

The Japanese Painted Fern should be planted in light to moderate shade for best color. Grows 12-18'' tall. It is a perfect background for a shady flower garden. The Japanese Painted Fern has a colorful Oriental beauty accented by shades of burgundy, gray...

Two collections include 12 plants, 2 of each variety. One collection includes 6 plants: 1 each of Christmas, Lady, Spinulose Wood, Maidenhair, Royal and Cinnamon ferns.

Plant in shaded spots such as on the north side of the house, or under trees where they receive alternate periods of sun and shade throughout the day, preferably more shade than sun.

Very low maintenance plant performs best in partial to full shade. Feathery fronds make this a favorite of fern lovers. One of the tallest ferns available, Ostrich Ferns grow from 3-5' tall.

Its beautiful 8-12" tall fronds have wine colored mid-ribs and "painted" silver-green and white leaflets. Athyrium niponicum pictum is the deciduous Japanese Painted fern.

It commonly grows to about 20 cm or higher. * The Asian Globeflower ( Trollius asiaticus ) is an ornamental plant of the family Ranunculaceae , which is native to Asia and Europe .

It commonly grows to about 20 cm or higher. * The Asian Globeflower ( Trollius asiaticus ) is an ornamental plant of the family Ranunculaceae , which is native to Asia and Europe .

In upright clumps to 2-3 feet, it thrives in moist, humusy soils, in part to full shade. The color is unique in the realm of Japanese painted ferns, with striking bright red stalks and delicate lacy fronds.

Unlike other ferns, the tips of ‘Victoriae' droop without splitting. The fronds are decorated with criss-crossed pinnae creating a sequence of x's up and down the fronds. Enhance your landscape with ‘Victoriae' whose fronds deliver architectural aesthetics.

Upright clumps spread slowly and blends well with small, low-growing perennials. Fronds, with their metallic silver sheen, seem to glow, with maroon midribs adding accents in the shade.

Scarlet spores adorn undersides of the fronds. New growth emerges metallic coppery green, turns green in summer and bronzy in fall. Dryopteris erythrosora is known as the "Autumn Fern"; this beauty is at its best in the spring, "autumn" describing its...

You get one plant each of: Ostrich Fern, one of the all time best with tall and feathery plumes; Japanese Painted Fern, beautiful fronds with wine-red ribs; and Autumn Fern, golden green with a copper contrast.

Hosta Albomarginata has soft green leaves with white bands, making it very striking. Hostas are not only known for their flowers, they also provide bright color in shade with wonderful foliage.

We highly recommend that you mulch your Astilbe Fanal with either a ground hardwood mulch or a ground cypress mulch depending on your local availability. It is a naturally occurring beneficial fungus that colonizes on the new growing roots of plants.

It has narrow-elliptic to elliptic-lanceolate leaves, 12-20cm long, and small flowers appear in slender greyish catkins in spring; male and female borne on separate plants. * Wood - very light, soft, close grained.

It has narrow-elliptic to elliptic-lanceolate leaves, 12-20cm long, and small flowers appear in slender greyish catkins in spring; male and female borne on separate plants. * Wood - very light, soft, close grained.

Producing large stands over time if grown in moist, humus-rich soils. Well-appointed woodland gardens should reserve plenty of room for fancy fronds, and the Ostrich Fern is one of the all time best.