Ferns

Dennstaedtia punctilobula
HAY SCENTED FERN
  • Delicate green fronds, 30-45 cm long
  • Smells like freshly mown grass when crushed
  • Turns a yellow-orange in the fall

HEIGHT: 45-65 cm  ·  SPREAD: 60-90 cm

Dryopteris affinis The King ('Cristata')
GOLDEN SHIELD FERN
  • AKA Dryopteris borreri 'Cristata', Dryopteris pseudomas 'Cristata'
  • Narrow dark green fronds with crested tips
  • Upright arching habit

HEIGHT: 75-100 cm  ·  SPREAD: 75-90 cm

Dryopteris erythrosora
AUTUMN FERN
  • Fiddleheads emerge in colours ranging from pink to red to bronze
  • New fronds open copper to red-orange
  • Glossy deep green fronds throughout the summer

HEIGHT: 30-60 cm  ·  SPREAD: 45-60 cm

Dryopteris erythrosora 'Brilliance'
BRILLIANCE AUTUMN FERN
  • Fiddleheads emerge in colours ranging from copper to red to bronze
  • New fronds open copper to red-orange
  • Glossy deep green fronds throughout the summer

HEIGHT: 30-60 cm  ·  SPREAD: 45-60 cm

Dryopteris filix-mas
MALE FERN
  • Lance-shaped mid-green fronds
  • Crown is made of large rhizomes that are covered in fuzzy brown hair
  • Upright-clumping habit

HEIGHT: 75-90 cm  ·  SPREAD: 75-90 cm

Dryopteris goldiana
GOLDIE'S FERN
  • Light green fronds are produced in groups along the rhizomes
  • Upright habit and long, wiry stems
  • Spreads slowly by shallow underground rhizomes

HEIGHT: 100-120 cm  ·  SPREAD: 50-60 cm

Dryopteris marginalis
MARGINAL SHIELD FERN
  • Fiddleheads emerge with a thick brown "fur"
  • Leathery deep green fronds
  • Crown consists of large rhizomes covered in fuzzy brown 'hair'

HEIGHT: 45-60 cm  ·  SPREAD: 50-60 cm

Dryopteris spinulosa
TOOTHED WOOD FERN
  • AKA Dryopteris carthusiana
  • Narrow lance-shaped pale green fronds with finely-cut leaflets
  • Upright-clumping habit

HEIGHT: 60-90 cm  ·  SPREAD: 30-45 cm

Dryopteris wallichiana
WALLICH'S WOOD FERN
  • Thick leathery dark green lance-shaped fronds
  • Young fronds are yellowish-green
  • Contrasting central stem is dark reddish-brown

HEIGHT: 90-120 cm  ·  SPREAD: 60-75 cm

Dryopteris wallichiana Jurassic Gold ('Hollasic')
JURASSIC GOLD WOOD FERN
  • Young growth emerges golden orange
  • Foliage matures to a mix of golden yellow and green
  • Adds excellent spring colour to a shady garden

HEIGHT: 50-60 cm  ·  SPREAD: 50-60 cm