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FERN: Adiantum pedatum (Northern Maidenhair Fern)
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)
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
FERN: Dennstaedtia punctilobula (Hay Scented Fern)
Dennstaedtia punctilobula (Hay Scented Fern), this week’s Tried and True Native Plant Selection for the Mid-Atlantic turns a beautiful shade of yellow in the fall. Continue reading
FERN: Osmunda spectabilis (Royal Fern)
Tried and True Native Plant Selections for the Mid-Atlantic)
This native fern, one of North America’s largest, is frequent to common in moist woods through much of the Mid-Atlantic Region. Previously known as Osmunda regalis, its unique fronds are cut into large rounded leaflets. Another common name “flowering fern” refers to its tassel-like fertile clusters. Continue reading
