• Hay-scented Fern is a species of fern native to eastern North America from Newfoundland west to Wisconsin and Arkansas, and south in the Appalachian Mountains to northern Alabama
• A deciduous fern with fronds growing to 40–100 cm (rarely 130 cm) tall and 10–30 cm broad; the fronds are bipinnate, with pinnatifid pinnules about three times as long as broad.
• It occurs in damp or dry acidic soils in woods or open woods, from sea level up to 1,200 m altitude.
• Hay-scented Fern is a fast-growing deciduous native that forms colonies.
• It can become invasive but is extremely useful as a ground cover for sun or shade -- just don't expect it to be a nice neighbor to choice little shade plants.
• Reserve Hay-scented Ferns (so called because the 36in fronds do indeed smell of hay when bruised) for locations where you need to cover large expanses quickly and inexpensively with something deer-resistant, attractive, and undemanding.

We grow and sell in these sizes: Starter Plug, Quart, 1-Gal, and Full Gal at various times of the year.

• The 'Toothed Wood Fern' is vase-like and symmetrical, nearly evergreen, lacey and delicate.
• This is a fern that seems suited to almost any part of the garden with its willingness to thrive in areas with some sun to part shade from slightly moist to downright boggy.
• A large, lacy, woodland fern, that also is well suited for the landscaped shade bed.
• A favorite for its gorgeous color and frilly fronds to 18 inches in very graceful, mounding circular clumps
• Ferns are perfect for the background of the garden or in a woodland setting.
• Their gracefulness make them especially suited for companions to the Hosta.
• Performs well in sun but prefers partial shade.
• Height: 2-3” Partial Shade to Full Sun
• Zones 4-9

We grow and sell in these sizes: Starter Plug, Quart, 1-Gal, and Full Gal at various times of the year.

• Species Native to Missouri Common Name: cinnamon fern
• Type: Fern Family: Osmundaceae
• Zone: 3 to 9
• Height: 2.00 to 3.00 feet Spread: 2.00 to 3.00 feet
• Sun: Part shade to full shade Water: Medium to wet
• Low Tolerance to Rabbit
• Heavy Shade Easily grown in medium to wet soils in part shade to full shade. Prefers moist, rich, humusy, acidic soils, but adapts to lesser conditions.
• Cinnamon fern is a Missouri native fern which occurs in moist, boggy ground along streams and on shaded ledges and bluffs, primarily in the eastern Ozark region
• Typically grows in clumps to 2-3' tall, but with constant moisture can reach 5' in height.
• Separate spore-bearing, stiff, fertile fronds appear in early spring, quickly turning brown.
• The familiar "fiddleheads" also emerge from the base of the plant and unfurl into large, erect, pinnately-compound, yellowish-green, sterile fronds (2-4' long) which remain attractive throughout the summer and turn yellow in autumn.
• The common name of this plant is in reference to the cinnamon colored fibers found near the frond bases.
• Osmunda fiber used in the potting of orchids comes from the roots of these ferns.

We grow and sell in these sizes: Starter Plug, Quart, 1-Gal, and Full Gal at various times of the year.

• Species Native to Missouri Common Name: Christmas fern
• Fern Family: Dryopteridaceae
• Zone: 3 to 9
• Height: 1.00 to 2.00 feet Spread: 1.00 to 2.00 feet
• Sun: Part shade to full shade Water: Dry to medium
• Maintenance: Low Leaf: Evergreen Other: Winter Interest
• Tolerate: Rabbit, Deer, Drought, Heavy Shade, Erosion, Dry Soil, Shallow-Rocky Soil
• Best grown in organically rich, dry to medium moisture, well-drained soils in part shade to full shade.
• Consider planting rhizome at an angle to help combat potential crown rot problems which can occur in poorly drained soils.
• Although rhizomatous, this fern will not spread or naturalize, however clumps will increase in size over time.
• Christmas fern is a Missouri native fern which occurs in both dry and moist wooded slopes, moist banks and ravines
• Typically grows in a fountain-like clump to 2' tall and features leathery, lance-shaped, evergreen (green at Christmas time as the common name suggests) fronds.
• Stocking shape of the pinnae also suggests Christmas.
• Crosiers (young fiddleheads) in spring are silvery and scaled.
• Sori appear on the undersides of the pinnae only at the ends (last 1/3) of the fronds.
• Evergreen fronds provide good winter interest for the landscape.

We grow and sell in these sizes: Starter Plug, Quart, 1-Gal, and Full Gal at various times of the year.

• This is a common fern, and it often grows in large colonies that carpet the forest floor.
• Notice how the frond tapers toward the base, and the lowest leaflets are very small.
• This is a good marker for New York fern.
• Hayscented fern shares the delicate appearance of New York fern, as well as its habit of covering forest floors, but the shape of the fronds distinguishes these ferns.
• Hayscented fern fronds are triangular in outline -- broadest at the base, not tapering.
• Family: Thelypteridaceae
• Habitat: moist woods in filtered light
• Height: 1-2 feet
• Stipe (leaf stalk): smooth or slightly hairy, pale green above, brown and scaly at the base
• Growth pattern: random • Persistence: deciduous
• Zone: 4-8

Maidenhair Fern- Adiantum pedatum Z 2-8

We grow and sell in these sizes: Starter Plug, Quart, 1-Gal, and Full Gal at various times of the year.

• Species Native to Missouri
• Common Name: Northern maidenhair fern
• Type: Fern Family: Pteridaceae
• Zone: 3 to 8
• Height: 1.00 to 2.50 feet Spread: 1.00 to 1.50 feet
• Part shade to full shade
• Water: Medium
• Tolerate: Heavy Shade Easily grown in average, medium, well-drained soil in part shade to full shade.
• Prefers moist, humusy, acidic soils in full shade. Spreads slowly by creeping, branching rhizomes to form large colonies over time.
• Northern maidenhair fern is a deciduous, clump-forming, Missouri native fern which typically grows 1.5 to 2' tall
• Most frequently found on rich wooded slopes, ravine bottoms and damp shady woods.
• Features finely-textured, somewhat frilly fronds which have curved stalks and are palmately-divided (i.e., fronds divide into finger-like projections).
• Wiry stems are reddish-brown to black. Crosiers (coiled young fiddleheads) emerge pink in spring.

We grow and sell in these sizes: Starter Plug, Quart, 1-Gal, and Full Gal at various times of the year.

• Species Native to Missouri

• Common Name:Leatherwood

• Family: Dryopteridaceae

• Zone: 3 to 8

• Height: 1.50 to 2.00 feet Spread: 1.50 to 2.00 feet

• Part shade to full shade

• Water: Medium

• Leaf: Evergreen

• Tolerate: Rabbit, Heavy Shade

• Easily grown in average, medium, well-drained soil in part shade to full shade. Prefers moist, rich, humusy, acidic soils with protection from wind.

• This is a woodland fern which is most often found in shaded crevices of rocky ledges and bluffs.
• Features grayish-green, deeply cut, leathery fronds (15-20" long).
• Sori are located at the edges or margins of the pinnule undersides, hence the common name.
• Rhizome forms an erect crown.

We grow and sell in these sizes: Starter Plug, Quart, 1-Gal, and Full Gal at various times of the year.

• Athyrium asplenioides-Southern lady fern

• Partial shade to shade; rich, moist soil; slow-spreading; spreads by rhizomes

• Height: 1-3 ft.

• Habit: Deciduous

• Fronds: Twice pinnate pinnatifid; little difference between sterile and fertile fronds; feathery texture; red stem

• A waist-high, delicate-looking fern for moist-to-wet semi-shade, this is a great fern to use in large-scale, eastern woodland landscapes.
• It is easy to grow, even aggressive in the right conditions, and requires no more maintenance than preventing it from drying out.
• Its lime green fiddleheads emerge in the spring and then continue less abundantly through summer and fall.
• Mature foliage is a refreshing light green.
• Zones: 3 to 8

We grow and sell in these sizes: Starter Plug, Quart, 1-Gal, and Full Gal at various times of the year.

• Species Native to Missouri

• Common Name: royal fern

• Family: Osmundaceae

• Zone: 3 to 9

• Height: 2.00 to 3.00 feet Spread: 2.00 to 3.00 feet

• Part shade to full shade

• Water: Medium to wet

• Tolerate: Rabbit, Heavy Shade, Wet Soil

• Easily grown in medium to wet soils in part shade to full shade. Prefers moist, rich, humusy, acidic soils, but adapts to lesser conditions.

• Royal fern is a tall, deciduous, Missouri native fern which usually occurs on moist bluffs and ledges and along streams (sometimes growing in the water), primarily in the southeastern Ozark region of the State.
• Typically grows in clumps to 2-3' tall, but with constant moisture can reach 6' in height.
• Broad fronds have large, well-separated pinnae (leaflets) which give this fern an almost pea-family appearance. Fronds typically turn yellow to brown in autumn.
• Spores are located in brown, tassel-like, fertile clusters at the tips of the fronds, thus giving rise to the additional common name of flowering fern for this plant.
• Osmunda fiber used in the potting of orchids comes from the fibrous roots of these ferns.

Ostrich Fern (Matteuccia struthiopteris): While ostrich fern can grow 4 to 6 feet tall in the wild, it is generally shorter in gardens. This large deciduous fern is vase shaped and will reach greatest height with ample water and rich soil. Grow in light to full shade, with constant moisture, in the mountains and piedmont only. Propagate by edge division. One of our country's most elegant native plants. In the wild, ostrich ferns grow in cool, moist shade beside streams and rivers. The plants form large colonies and can stand up to 6 feet tall. Enjoy watching the springtime fiddleheads slowly unfurl into lacy, bright green fronds. Zone: 3-8.

Species Native to Missouri

Common Name: sensitive fern

Type: Fern

Family: Dryopteridaceae

Zone: 4 to 8

Height: 3.00 to 4.00 feet

Spread: 3.00 to 4.00 feet

Bloom Time: Non-flowering

Bloom Description: Non-flowering

Sun: Part shade to full shade

Water: Medium to wet

Maintenance: Medium

Suggested Use: Naturalize, Rain Garden

Tolerate: Rabbit, Heavy Shade, Clay Soil

Best grown in organically rich, medium moisture, well-drained soil in part shade to full shade. Needs consistent moisture. Although native to swampy and marshy areas, it grows quite well in average garden soil as long as soil is not allowed to dry out. Usually grows taller in wet soils which it tolerates well. Spreads by both creeping rhizomes and spores, and can be somewhat aggressive in optimum growing conditions.

Sensitive fern is a large, somewhat coarse, Missouri native, deciduous fern which occurs statewide in wet woods and thickets and in moist soils along streams and springs. Grows up to 4' tall. Features long-stalked, deeply pinnatifid, bright green, vegetative (sterile) fronds (2-4' long) with leathery, triangular leaflets (pinnae) which have distinctively netted veins. Shorter, erect, woody-like fertile fronds (to 12" tall), whose ultimate divisions are bead-like segments, typically brown up in late summer and persist throughout the remaining season and winter. Commonly called sensitive fern because the green vegetative fronds are sensitive to and suffer almost immediate damage from the first fall frost. Also sensitive to drought.

Sensitive Fern (Onoclea sensibilis): This coarse-textured, deciduous fern grows 24 to 30 inches tall. Grow in light to full shade. Sensitive fern prefers constant moisture but can stand some drought. It is native throughout South Carolina. Edge division.

Walking fern, fern that is a member either of the species Asplenium rhizophyllum, of eastern North America, or of A. sibiricum, of eastern Asia, in the family Aspleniaceae. The common name derives from the fact that new plantlets sprout wherever the tips of parent plant’s arching leaves touch the ground. The plant’s leaves are evergreen, undivided, and slightly leathery; they are triangular in shape, tapering to a thin point. Spore-bearing structures are in clusters along the veins. Walking ferns are hardy plants that inhabit shady areas of limestone ledges and limey wooded areas.

• Height 18-30"
• This handsome coppery red selection is brighter red and significantly more dramatic than others in the species.
• Leaves mature to dark green.
• Glossy fronds emerge in spring with beautiful bright coppery red color
• Evergreen slow spreading
• Golden yellow fronds actually brighten with age maturing to dark green
• Resembles Autumn Fern
• Zone 5

• Fronds 18-24"
• So astonishing it is called the "Queen of Green".
• This superb selection has criss-crossed pinnae froming the letter x and has crested pinnae tips. with its magnificent frond architecture
• Victoris Lady Fern has been considered the most stunningly beautiful member of the all fern cultivars.
• Zone 4