Nursery Grown Native Ferns 
Groundpine 
Interrupted Fern 
Maidenhair Fern 
Groundpine 
Closely related to the -ferns. Resembles a tiny 
pine tree. Likes wet wood and shady swamp edges. 
Grows naturally -from Canada to Alabama. Is dif¬ 
ficult to transplant. 
Ground Cedar 
This dainty fern cousin naturally adorns the poor 
soil of dry, open woods from Canada to Alabama. 
Is difficult to transplant. 
Ground Cedar 
Hay-scented Fern 
Dainty, lace-like fronds. Spreads rapidly with 
root runners, should not be planted in limited area. 
Excellent for ground cover on open, sunny banks, 
which it prefers. Native of eastern United States. 
Interrupted Fern 
Grows 2'/2 to 3 feet in height. Interesting be¬ 
cause it bears its dark brown spores on separate, 
small branchlets along the central part of the frond 
stem. Prefers the deep, rich soil of the woods 
along stream banks, grows in eastern United States. 
Lady Fern, Northern 
This handsome fern seeks the rich soil of the 
deep wood and should not be planted in the open 
sun. It grows naturally from Canada to southern 
Pennsylvania and westward to Missouri. 
Maidenhair Fern 
The daintiest and probably the most popular of 
all native fern. Prefers the deep, rich soil of 
the dense woods. Native throughout eastern 
United States to Georgia and Louisiana. 
New York Fern 
This dainty fern likes acid soil, wet woods, and 
shady bogs. Valuable ground cover. Spread^ with 
root runners. Grows naturallv from Canada to 
Georgia. 
Ostrich Fern 
This tall, vigorously growing fern likes the deep, 
rich soil of wooded bottom lands, growing naturally 
from Canada to Virginia and westward to Alaska. 
Generally, it prefers shade, though it sometimes 
grows in the open sun, but in these cases usually 
the fronds brown early in the season. 
Northern Lady Fern 
Ostrich Fern 
New York Fern 
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