Native Ferns

Cinnamon Fern

Osmunda cinnamomea

Cold: Hardy Light: Partial Shade / Shade Salt: Poor Soil PH: Acid Moisture: Average / Moist Leaves: Deciduous

3 ft height. Large, clumping, showy, fertile fronds.

Giant Leather Fern

Acrostichum danaeifolium

Cold: Semi-tender Light: Sun / Partial Shade / Shade Salt: Excellent Soil PH: Wide Moisture: Average / Moist / Flooded Leaves: Evergreen

8 ft height. Bank stabilizer. Showy. Good for moist sites.

Royal Fern

Osmunda regalis var. spectabilis

Cold: Hardy Light: Partial Shade / Shade Salt: Poor Soil PH: Acid Moisture: Average / Moist / Flooded Leaves: Deciduous

3 ft height. Excellent for shady, moist sites.

Swamp Fern

Telmatoblechnum serrulatum

Cold: Hardy Light: Partial Shade / Shade Salt: Poor Soil PH: Wide Moisture: Average / Moist / Flooded Leaves: Deciduous

2 ft height. Ground cover for moist, shady sites.

Sword Fern

Nephrolepis exaltata

Cold: Tender Light: Sun Salt: Poor Soil PH: Wide Moisture: Dry / Average / Moist Leaves: Evergreen

3 ft height. Quickly spreads. Good for erosion control on a slope. Excellent for shady, moist sites.

Not to be confused with exotic invasive “Boston Fern” as it’s very similar in appearance to N. cordifolia.