Companion plants for Autumn Fern

Autumn Fern is grown for its foliage rather than flowers, giving the garden structure and color all season long. It wants part shade and moderate water. The 8 companion pairings below each state why the pairing works.

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Blooming alongside

Goatsbeard
Shares part shade and moderate water; taller at 4 ft, for the layer behind it.
Companions for Goatsbeard →
Wild Ginger
Takes part shade to full shade and moderate water; lower at 6 in, for the front of the border.
Companions for Wild Ginger →
Flowering Dogwood
Shares part shade and moderate water.
Companions for Flowering Dogwood →
Foxglove
Shares part shade and moderate water; taller at 4 ft, for the layer behind it.
Companions for Foxglove →
Wishbone Flower
Shares part shade and moderate water; lower at 10 in, for the front of the border.
Companions for Wishbone Flower →
Witch Hazel
Takes part sun to part shade and moderate water; taller at 10 ft, for the layer behind it.
Companions for Witch Hazel →
Bacopa
Takes part sun to part shade and moderate water; lower at 6 in, for the front of the border.
Companions for Bacopa →
Lobelia
Takes part sun to part shade and moderate water; lower at 8 in, for the front of the border.
Companions for Lobelia →

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