Ferns

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We are preparing to have the following fern species in our 2025 inventory.

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wdt_ID	Image	Species (Botanical)	Common Name(s)	Family	Avg. Height	Winter Interest	Amount of Sunlight	Moisture Pref.	Drought Tolerance	Soil Pref\'s	Remarks	Details
1		Adiantum pedatum	Maidenhair Fern	Polypodiaceae		NO	Full Shade	Mesic	NO	rich	delicate fern for woodland gardens
2		Athyrium filix-femina	Lady Fern	Dryopteridaceae		NO	Full to Part Shade	Mesic	NO	rich	delicate, lacy appearance; enhances woodland garden
3		Dryopteris marginalis	Wood Fern	Polypodiaceae		YES	full shade, part shade	Mesic	NO	rich	evergreen foliage
4		Matteuccia struthiopteris	Ostrich Fern	Polypodiaceae		YES	Full to Part Shade	Moist	NO	rich	best know for its edible fiddleheads, fertile fronds persist through winter
5		Onoclea sensibilis	Sensitive Fern	Polypodiaceae		YES	Full to Part Shade	Moist	NO	rich	senstive to frost, hence the name; fertile fronds persist through winter
6		Osmunda cinnamomea	Cinnamon Fern	Osmundaceae		NO	Full to Part Shade	Moist	NO	rich	fertile frond is a cinnamon colour
7		Osmunda regalis	Royal Fern	Osmudaceae		NO	Full to Part Shade	Moist	NO	rich	a tall delicate fern for shorelines; grow with cardinal flower
8		Polystichum acrostichoides	Christmas Fern	Polypodiaceae		YES	Full Shade	Mesic	NO	rich	robust, evergreen fern prized for shade gardens
9		Asplenium platyneuron	Spleenwort Fern	Aspleniaceae	30-45 cm	yes	shade, part shade	mesic		can tolerate rocky sites	Found growing in mixed hardwood forest, woods, thickets, river bluffs, rocky slopes, mossy banks.
10		Camptosorus rhizophyllus	Walking Fern- N/A in 2024	Aspleniaceae	15 cm		shade, part shade	mesic		Found on damp, calcareous, limestone, moss-covered rocks.	Walking Fern has a simple leaf and the tip of the leaf will root and a new plant will begin to grow.
		Species (Botanical)	Common Name(s)	Family	Avg. Height	Winter Interest	Amount of Sunlight	Moisture Pref.	Drought Tolerance	Soil Pref\'s	Remarks

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