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FERN: Adiantum pedatum (Northern Maidenhair Fern)

Posted on July 30, 2021 by MGNV Webmaster

Tried and True Native Plant Selections for the Mid-Atlantic

Northern Maidenhair Fern is an elegant ornamental plant with striking
black stalks that will not go unnoticed in a shaded border or garden. This
native of moist woods in much of the eastern half of North America* has a
singular growth habit with its fronds held horizontally in the shape of a fan.
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FERN: Polystichum acrostichoides (Christmas Fern)

Posted on December 25, 2020 by MGNV Webmaster

Tried and True Native Plant Selections for the Mid-Atlantic

Christmas Fern is a forever plant, a lifetime fern with beautiful leathery lance-shaped fronds growing in arching, circular clusters from the crown. The common name is derived from its evergreen nature and from the shape of its pinnae which suggest Christmas stockings. This native is common throughout the Mid-Atlantic Region. Continue reading →

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FERN: Dennstaedtia punctilobula (Hay-scented Fern)

Posted on November 13, 2020 by MGNV Webmaster

Tried and True Native Plant Selections for the Mid-Atlantic
Dennstaedtia punctilobula (Hay Scented Fern) turns a beautiful shade of yellow in the fall and smells like hay when crushed between your fingers. Continue reading →

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FERN: Adiantum pedatum (Northern Maidenhair Fern)

Posted on March 15, 2019 by MGNV Webmaster

Tried and True Native Plant Selections for the Mid-Atlantic

Northern Maidenhair Fern is an elegant ornamental plant with striking
black stalks that will not go unnoticed in a shaded border or garden. This
native of moist woods in much of the eastern half of North America* has a
singular growth habit with its fronds held horizontally in the shape of a fan.
Continue reading →

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