If there were a hit parade of ferns the Japanese Painted Fern, Athyrium niponicum ‘Pictum’, would be a longstanding #1. Low growing and spreading, it is the most colorful of the hardy ferns, with silver covering most of the frond, sometimes with burgundy markings in the center. It is beautiful when used in mass but the graceful arching habit also looks great as a single specimen. It was formerly classified as Athyrium goeringianum 'Pictum'. Single plant price $8.95 ea.

495300 Athyrium niponicum 'Pictum' - 3 plants     Add to Cart  
Part Shade-Shade / 12-18” / Zone4-9 / Quart Pots / $18.95

Athyrium filix-femina 'Minutissimum' is a dwarf selection of our native Lady Fern. While it stays much shorter than the species, the clump stays tight and fills in very thickly. For its size it is a good, moderate spreader. Single plant price $9.95 ea.

495250 Athyrium 'Minutissimum' - 3 plants     Add to Cart  
Part Shade-Shade / 6-12” / Zone4-8 / Quart Pots / $20.95 

Dryopteris erythrosora 'Brilliance' is a new colorful and more brilliant form of the Autumn Fern. The young fronds of this cultivar are lustrous and orange. Even the fronds at maturity, though green, hold their glossy sheen. The growth habit is identical to the Autumn but as a whole it is dramatically more showy. A wonderful evergreen addition to the fern garden. Single plant price $9.95 ea.

495436 Dryopteris erythrosora 'Brilliance' - 3 plants     Add to Cart  
Part Shade-Shade /  18"/  Zone5-8 / Quart Pots / $20.95 

The Beaded Wood Fern, Dryopteris bissetiana, is a low growing evergreen, with a dense habit and substantial leathery fronds. The common name comes from the round sori on the underside of the frond that make an impression on the upper side. Single plant price $8.95 ea.

495410 Dryopteris bissetiana - 3 plants      Add to Cart  
Part Shade-Shade / 1-2’ / Zone5-9 / Quart Pots / $18.95 

Dryopteris  tokyoensis is one of our favorites of the Asian Wood Ferns. The relatively narrow fronds are stiffly upright, in a vase form from a central crown. It is sometimes described with light or yellow green color … while new fronds are light green, mature fronds of our clone (which I assume came from Dr. Mickel) have a rich, almost blue-green color. One of the Mickel Collection™. Single plant price $8.95 ea.

495470 Dryopteris  tokyoensis - 3 plants      Add to Cart  
Part Shade-Shade / 2-3’ / Zone5-8 / Quart Pots $18.95  

Selaginella uncinata, the Peacock Fern, is one of the most unusual plants we grow. Also known as Rainbow Moss, from certain angles the iridescent foliage is an almost unbelievably brilliant blue, changing with the slightest movement of vantage point.  The leaves themselves are finely cut and densely spreading, with the look of a beautiful and intricate oriental carpet, fitting for a plant of Chinese origins. Plants are only winter hardy when well established. We recommend extra protection the first winter or two. Northern gardeners may want to consider growing this as a pot plant.  Single plant price $8.95 ea.

495965 Selaginella uncinata - 3 plants     Add to Cart  
Part Shade-Shade / 4-6" / Zone7-10 / Quart Pots / $18.95

Thelypteris decursive–pinnata, the Japanese Beech Fern, is an attractive Asian species with  light chartreuse green fronds, very upright in habit. This is a spreader, but a slow and steady one, unlike some near relatives that can be borderline invasives. It naturalizes beautifully in open woods. Single plant price $8.95 ea.

495985 Thelypteris decursive-pinnata - 3 plants      Add to Cart   
Part Shade-Shade / 18-24” / Zone4-10 / Quart Pots / $18.95