 |
| Botanical Listing |
Common Name |
|
|
|
| Adiantum capillus-veneris |
Southern Maiden Fern |
|
|
 |
A Texas native with delicate,
airy, lacy, oval leaflets that resemble Ginkgo leaves,
but much smaller. The dark, black stems are fine like
hair. Best with shade to part shade, even moisture, good
drainage. Averages 12” tall. Excellent for rock gardens,
borders, containers, terrariums. |
|
|
|
| Alsophila australis |
Australian Tree Fern |
|
|
|
6’-8’ upright,
arching, fan-shaped fronds, shade/part shade, moist, well
drained, well protected, not cold tolerant
(Back to Top)
|
|
|
|
| Arachniodes simplicor
variega |
East Indian Holly Fern |
|
|
|
Evergreen, 12”-24”
x 1’, leathery, stiff, dark green leaflets, yellow
variegations up the middle of the frond & along each
side of stem, lower leaflets shaped like butterflies,
shade/part shade, even moisture, well drained |
|
|
|
| Athyrium nipponicum |
Japanese Painted Fern |
|
|
|
18” x 18”, outstanding
color on new fronds, wine-red stems the length of the
frond & mid-vein of leaflets, stems bordered by a
band of gray-green colored leaflets graduating to velvet
dark green, shade/part shade, even moisture, good drainage,
deciduous
(Back to Top)
|
|
|
|
| Cyrtomium falcatum |
Holly Fern |
|
|
|
Evergreen, 2’ x 3’
mounding form, thick, leathery, shiny, deep green, graceful
arching foliage resembling holly, shade/morning sun, loose,
fertile, moist, soil, good drainage, deer resistant |
|
|
|
| Nephrolepis obliterata |
Australian Sword Fern |
|
|
|
Evergreen mild winters,
upright sword-like fronds, spreads by runners, dense groundcover,
shade, moist well drained
(Back to Top)
|
|
|
|
| Osmunda cinnamonea |
Cinnamon Fern |
|
|
|
Native, 2’-3’,
fertile fronds in the middle of plant are cinnamon color,
when spores are ripe they die back, soil & water tolerant,
poor drainage okay |
|
|
|
| Osmundum regalis |
Royal Fern |
|
|
|
Native, 4’, rounded,
tropical, exotic fronds, fertile center fronds are golden
color, shade/part shade, poor drainage okay, dormant most
winters
(Back to Top)
|
|
|
|
| Polystichum munitum |
Sword Fern |
|
|
|
1’-3’, dagger
shaped leaflets in pairs up the erect, stiff stem; dark
green, leather leaflets with bristly edges, deep shade/shade,
even moisture, good drainage |
|
|
|
| Thelypteris kunthii |
Dixie Wood Fern |
|
|
|
36”-48”, semi-evergreen,
tall, erect, dark green, graceful fronds, clumping, dense
groundcover, shade, moist, well drained
(Back to Top)
|
|
|
Signifies
Native Texas Plants
There are no
U - Z Ferns at this time.
(Back
to Top)
|
