General ferns
Big garden ferns dominate an area with their strong shape and intricately pattern leaves. The royal fern graces pond edges and delights with autumn colour. Other ferns have fascinating foliage^ textures, and with their ability to enjoy the shaded positions that are often so hard to populate with plants that thrive. Ferns are generally green but the blue grey tones of the Japanese painted fern is enticing.
Plants (65)
Nephrolepis
Ladder fern, Sword fern, Boston fern
Nephrolepis exaltata
Tall ladder fern, Sword fern
Adiantum aleuticum
Aleutian maidenhair fern, Western maidenhair fern, Five finger fern, Five fingered maidenhair fern
Adiantum aleuticum
Aleutian maidenhair fern, Western maidenhair fern, Five finger fern, Five fingered maidenhair fern
Adiantum aleuticum 'Japonicum'
Aleutian maidenhair fern, Western maidenhair fern, Five finger fern, Five fingered maidenhair fern
Adiantum pedatum
Northern maidenhair fern, Five-fingered maidenhair fern, American maidenhair fern
Adiantum raddianum
Delta maidenhair fern
Adiantum raddianum
Delta maidenhair fern
Adiantum venustum
Evergreen maidenhair, Himalayan venus maidenhair, Kashmir maidenhair
Asplenium nidus
Birds nest fern
Asplenium scolopendrium
Hart's tongue fern
Asplenium scolopendrium
Hart's tongue fern
Asplenium scolopendrium Crispum Group
Hart's tongue fern
Asplenium trichomanes
Maidenhair spleenwort
Athyrium filix-femina
Lady fern, Common lady fern
Athyrium filix-femina
Lady fern, Common lady fern
Athyrium filix-femina 'Minutissimum'
Dwarf lady fern, Small lady fern, Lady fern, Common lady fern
Athyrium filix-femina 'Vernoniae'
Lady fern, Common lady fern
Athyrium filix-femina Cristatum Group
Lady fern, Common lady fern
Athyrium niponicum
Japanese lady fern
Athyrium niponicum var. pictum
Japanese painted fern, Japanese silver painted fern, Japanese lady fern
Blechnum chilense
Deer fern, Chilean deer fern
Blechnum penna-marina
Alpine water fern, Little hard fern
Blechnum spicant
Hard fern
Cyrtomium falcatum
Japanese holly fern, Asian holly fern
Cystopteris fragilis
Brittle bladder fern, Brittle fern
Dryopteris affinis
Gold shield fern, Scaly male fern, Golden scaled male fern
Dryopteris affinis
Gold shield fern, Scaly male fern, Golden scaled male fern
Dryopteris affinis 'Cristata Angustata'
Gold shield fern, Scaly male fern, Golden scaled male fern, King of the male fern, Crested golden scaled male fern
Dryopteris affinis 'Polydactyla Mapplebeck'
Gold shield fern, Scaly male fern, Golden scaled male fern
Dryopteris affinis 'Revolvens'
Gold shield fern, Scaly male fern, Golden scaled male fern
Dryopteris affinis subsp. borreri
Gold shield fern, Scaly male fern, Golden scaled male fern
Dryopteris dilatata
Broad buckler fern, Florist's fern, Mountain wood fern, Broad wood fern
Dryopteris dilatata
Broad buckler fern, Florists fern, Mountain wood fern, Broad wood fern
Dryopteris dilatata 'Crispa Whiteside'
Broad buckler fern, Florist's fern, Mountain wood fern, Broad wood fern
Dryopteris erythrosora
Japanese shield fern, Copper shield fern, Autumn fern
Dryopteris filix-mas
Male fern, Sweet brake shield fern, Knotty brake, Bear's paw
Dryopteris filix-mas
Male fern, Sweet brake shield fern, Knotty brake, Bears paw
Dryopteris filix-mas 'Barnesii'
Male fern, Sweet brake shield fern, Knotty brake, Bear's paw
Dryopteris filix-mas 'Crispa Cristata'
Male fern, Sweet brake shield fern, Knotty brake, Bear's paw
Dryopteris filix-mas 'Linearis Polydactyla'
Male fern, Sweet brake shield fern, Knotty brake, Bear's paw
Dryopteris wallichiana
Wallich's wood fern
Gymnocarpium dryopteris
Oak fern, Tender three branched polypody, Pale mountain polypody
Matteuccia
Ostrich fern
Matteuccia struthiopteris
Ostrich fern, Ostrich plume fern, Shuttlecock fern
Onoclea sensibilis
Sensitive fern, Bead fern
Osmunda cinnamomea
Cinnamon fern, Fiddleheads, Buckhorn
Osmunda regalis
Royal fern, Ditch fern, Locust fern, Snake fern