Plant type

Ferns

30 ferns in the BloomsEye library, with bloom times, hardiness zones, and sun needs.

30 plants

How this list is made

Derived from each plant's type, the library's own growth-habit classification, as stored in the BloomsEye library, which was written with AI assistance. All 30 of these plants have been checked against outside sources; each plant's own page shows its sources. The cards are AI-generated illustrations.

Austral Gem Fern

Asplenium 'Austral Gem'

Part shadeZones 9–111.5 ftModerate

Dryopteris erythrosora

Part shadeZones 5–91.5 ftModerate

Nephrolepis exaltata

Part shadeZones 9–112 ftHigh

Brilliance Autumn Fern

Dryopteris erythrosora 'Brilliance'

Part shadeZones 5–92 ftModerate

Polystichum acrostichoides

Full shadeZones 3–91.5 ftModerate

Osmundastrum cinnamomeum

Part shadeZones 3–93.5 ftHigh

Coastal Wood Fern

Dryopteris arguta

Part shadeZones 7–92 ftLow

Crested Surf Fern

Athyrium niponicum 'Crested Surf'

Part shadeZones 3–81.5 ftModerate

Microsorum musifolium 'Crocodyllus'

Part shadeZones 10–113.5 ftModerate

Blechnum spicant

Full shadeZones 5–81.5 ftModerate

Dixie Wood Fern

Dryopteris × australis

Part shadeZones 5–94.5 ftModerate

Evergreen Wood Fern

Dryopteris intermedia

Part shadeZones 5–82 ftModerate

Giant Chain Fern

Woodwardia fimbriata

Part shadeZones 8–106 ftModerate

Dryopteris goldieana

Part shadeZones 3–73.5 ftModerate

Hay Scented Fern

Dennstaedtia punctilobula

Part shadeZones 3–82 ftModerate

Cyrtomium falcatum

Full shadeZones 6–101.5 ftModerate

Japanese Painted Fern

Athyrium niponicum

Part shadeZones 4–91.5 ftModerate

Athyrium filix-femina

Part shadeZones 4–82.5 ftModerate

Maidenhair Fern

Full shadeZones 3–81.5 ftHigh

Dryopteris filix-mas

Part shadeZones 4–82.5 ftModerate

Marginal Wood Fern

Dryopteris marginalis

Part shadeZones 3–81.5 ftModerate

Netted Chain Fern

Woodwardia areolata

Part shadeZones 3–91.5 ftHigh

Thelypteris noveboracensis

Part shadeZones 3–81.5 ftModerate

Matteuccia struthiopteris

Part shadeZones 3–74 ftHigh

Osmunda regalis

Part shadeZones 3–94 ftHigh

Onoclea sensibilis

Part shadeZones 4–83.5 ftModerate

Southern Shield Fern

Thelypteris kunthii

Part shadeZones 7–103 ftModerate

Southern Wood Fern

Dryopteris ludoviciana

Part shadeZones 6–93 ftModerate

Western Maidenhair Fern

Adiantum aleuticum

Part shadeZones 3–82 ftModerate

Western Sword Fern

Polystichum munitum

Full shadeZones 6–93.5 ftModerate

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