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Southern Lady Fern
The Lady fern or Red Stem fern has a feathery textured frond with a red stem. This very versatile plant goes well with evergreen shrubs and Hostas. Lady Ferns have leaves that turn bronze in the fall and then dark brown over the winter. The Southern Lady fern is perennial and is deciduous. It prefers to have it's feet wet. This plant is used for container plantings, borders, foundation planting, massing and groundcover. The Southern Lady Fern is also known as the Tatting Fern. It is a slow spreading fern, which will make a nice mass in a few years. The Southern Lady fern thrives in the garden, given any reasonably good soil and will make a dense stand over time. ... get more information
Ebony Spleenwort Fern This fern is very attractive when planted with wildflowers such as Tillium, Mertensia and columbines. The central stipe (stem) is dark purplish brown. Ebony Spleewort Ferns are also know as Spleenwort Ferns. Plant in dry, rocky, shady areas of rock gardens (will grow in rocky crevices), native plant gardens or woodland areas. Ebony Spleenwort Fern, Asplenium platyneuron, is an evergreen fern which typically grows to 15" tall and occurs on rocky wooded ledges, rocky slopes and mossy banks. |
