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Home > Plant Lists > Native Perennials: Ferns
Native Perennials: Ferns
Key:
- F=full sunlight
- P=partial shade
- S=shade
- H=hydric; wet, periodically or often inundated by water
- M=mesic; moist, adequate soil moisture retention all year
- S=sub-xeric; moist to dry, seasonally moist, periodically dry
- X=xeric; dry and drought resistant, little moisture retention, excessively drained
NAME |
LIGHT |
MOISTURE |
HEIGHT |
COMMENTS
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Common
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Scientific
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Maidenhair fern
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Adiantum pedatum
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P,S
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M
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18"
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Graceful black stem; nearly circular fronds; tolerates alkaline soil
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Lady fern
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Athyrium filix-femina var. angustum
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P,S
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H,M
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18"
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Lacey fronds; reddish in spring
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Hay-scented fern
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Dennstaedtia punctilobula
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F,P
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S,X
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12"
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Fragrant lacey fronds; tolerates hot, dry sites; spreading
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Spinulose wood fern
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Dryopteris carthusiana
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P,S
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M,S
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24"
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Lacey fronds; reddish in spring
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Marginal wood fern
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Dryopteris marginalis
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F,P
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S,X
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24"
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Easy to grow; fronds blue-green; tolerates rocky sites
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Ostrich fern
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Matteuccia struthiopteris var. pensylvanica
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P,S
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M
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36" |
Edible fiddleheads; beautiful green fronds; plume-like fertile fronds
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Sensitive fern
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Onoclea sensibilis
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F,P
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H,M
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12"
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Easy to grow; spreads; persistent bead-like fertile fronds in winter
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Cinnamon fern
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Osmunda cinnamomea
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P,S
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H,M
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36"
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Easy to grow; attractive cinnamon-colored fertile frond in spring
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Interrupted fern
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Osmunda claytoniana
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F,P,S
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H,M,S,X
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36"
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Easy to grow; spreads well; luxuriant spring growth
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Royal fern
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Osmunda regalis var. spectabilis
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F,P,S
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H,M,S
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36"
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Vase-shaped; interesting fertile fronds; sterile fronds finely dissected
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Long beech fern
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Phegopteris connectilis
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P,S
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M
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6"
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Smaller size fern, low growing; spreads well
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Christmas fern
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Polystichum acrostichoides
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P,S
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M
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12"
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Leathery, evergreen fronds
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It was made possible by Friends of Acadia, Garden Club Federation of Maine, Josselyn Botanical Society, Maine Natural Areas Program/Maine Department of Conservation, Maine Department of Agriculture, Maine Landscape and Nursery Association, Maine Outdoor Heritage Fund, National Fish and Wildlife Foundation, National Park Service, Native Plant Conservation Initiative, The Nature Conservancy, University of Maine Cooperative Extension, University of Maine Horticulture Club and the USDA Forest Service.
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