Large New Zealand Fern . Ht: 24” Sp: 24” Zone 2 Japanese Painted Fern (Athyrium niponicum f. pictum) Drought tolerant (12) Moist soils (3) Special Garden Use. HH - Half hardy - can withstand down to around 0°C (32°F). Cold-Hardy Ferns. Best Match. Her Plant of the Week is hummingbird magnet for sun and shade, Firecracker fern. Make an offer. You can grow it in zones three to eight, and this makes it a fairly cold-hardy type of fern. Ostrich Fern by Hornbeam Arts / CC BY-NC 2.0. They come in a wide variety of textures and colors, from the classic evergreen Cyrtomium fortunei (Zones 5-9) to the stunning silver-plated Japanese Painted Fern (Zones 4-8). Galium odoratum . A beautiful and tough herbaceous perennial that grows in tropics and can be grown in temperates too. £50.00. £4.95 (2 or fewer items) £4.45 (3 or more items) A very useful groundcover for tough, dry shady conditions. All plants have a guideline temperature for how well they will tolerate winter cold. Those marked with an asterisk - * - are very hardy to frosts and snow and so are suitable for the British Isles. Dryopteris affinis “The King” - A large native hardy evergreen fern, 1L pot. An easier, more dependable, and lovelier Fern would be hard to imagine. Containers (14) Ferns for color (4) Ground cover (2) Rock garden ferns (10) Xeric ferns (8) Height/Spread in 5 Years. When combined with bold foliage plants such as Hosta, Hydrangea or other contrasting foliage they provide just the right display of color for the season. Very low maintenance plants, their only requirement is partial shade and consistent moist soil. Dryopteris atrata (Male Fern) £2.00. No flowers or seeds for these tropical plants. This is actually very cold hardy and can put up with extreme cold, shade and drought tolerant as it naturally grows in cracks on rocks and stone walls. These elegant ferns with thick complementary dark brown trunks are incredible in a shade area below large trees. Normally somewhat vigorous, it grows into a wonderful palm suited to most parts of the UK. I love the lush look they give to the garden beds. Introduce agapanthus in your garden to add a touch of blue-violet flowers and lush strap-like foliage. Small specimens can succeed in the most dark, dingy places in the garden and tiny varieties will even grow in cracks in walls. Evergreen ferns provide year-round greenery, perfect for under-planting below larger shrubs or filling tricky, dark spots where little else will survive. Full Shade Cold Ferns (Plants) Skip to page navigation. Here are 5 of the best jungle effect plants that create an exotic look for your garden but will also withstand the worst of our British weather. It is at least as cold-hardy as D. antarctica, and also quite easy to grow and overwinter. This list of winter hardy fern varieties has lots of perennial fern species you can use – tall ferns, evergreen ferns, short ferns and even a few ferns that will grow in the sun. Will be sent bare root.This is not the plant you will receive in the pictures, but a plant of a similar size will be sent Dispatched with Royal Mail 1st class no tracking. It looks like it should be a houseplant and belong a humid bathroom but in this case looks are very deceptive. Sponsored listings. Curvaceous cold-hardy bromeliads—can we grow them? Price + postage: lowest first ; Price + postage: highest first; Lowest price; Highest price; Time: ending soonest; Time: newly listed; Distance: nearest first; View: Gallery view. Dicksonia antarctica hardy Tree fern . £3.99. Dicksonia Antarctica, also known as the Tasmanian Tree Fern, is a beautiful, hardy slow growing tree fern, which grows well here in the UK.We have Dicksonia Antarctica now in stock in a range of sizes from as little as 30 cm up heights of over 3 metres! 7 sold. The Mandevilla stands out in your garden for it's various beautiful colors. A medium-sized species, there are several different cultivars that have varying leaf shapes. The Maidenhair fern grows over most of the UK and is tolerant of most soils. This particular variety of tree fern is very easy to grow in the UK climate. In cold gardens, tree ferns are best lifted and brought into a conservatory or greenhouse. Plants grow easily in a shady, moist situation and are also useful in a large pot. This fern grows in colonies. Hardy ferns are tolerant of cold winter temperatures and can be grown outdoors year-round. Polystichum setiferum. As a rule, ferns are best in shade, but some ferns will take almost full sun. Platycerium bifurcatum, commonly known as the staghorn fern or elkhorn fern, is a modestly cold hardy subtropical epiphyte native to eastern Australia and parts of the the East Indies.Though no species of the genus Platycerium can be called truly cold hardy, this species is capable of handling temperatures down to 27 F (-3 C) with minimal damage. Introduction and acknowledgments Tree fern cold-hardiness and climate adaptability Tree fern cultivation Winter protection for tree ferns Treefern internet discussion group. A fabulous Trachycarpus, seemingly the cold hardiest and most robust form of fortunei, that survives the most extreme of cold. The deep green, glossy leaves on this type of fern make it very popular for landscapes and groundcover. Its genus and composition are closely related to the giant tree fern (Coniopteris), which predominated the earth some 350 million years ago, during the carboniferous period. 1-47 of 67 results. Types of Hardy Ferns Lady Fern (Athyrium filix-femina) The feathery foliage of lady fern adds an elegant touch to the landscape. 10 SEEDS SPORES Asplenium Scolopendrium Nidus Hart’s Harts Tongue Fern Plant . A very hardy choice for our area. Small - Under 1' (6) Medium - 1' to 3' (6) Large - Over 3' (8) Origin. The Japanese Painted Fern was the 2004 Perennial plant of the Year. Each frond has an intricate, delicately divided, architectural pinnate leaf form with fine hairs on the leaf margins, which can be crinkled and papery, graceful and feathery or bold and architectural. TREE FERN COLD-HARDINESS AND CULTIVATION. Got one to sell? Small - Under 1' (12) Medium - 1' to 3' (36) Large - Over 3' (22) Origin. Most of the cold hardy treefern species come either from predominantly maritime climates, or from other climates that have similar conditions (for example, the highlands of Papua New Guinea or the Andean cloudforests are also lacking in extremes and very moist). 11. Containers (27) Ferns for color (15) Ground cover (11) Rock garden ferns (12) Xeric ferns (8) Height/Spread in 5 Years. Get it in front of 17+ million UK buyers. Container Cultivation. FH - Fully hardy - will withstand temperatures down to -15 °C (5°F) and often lower. Cyathea australis is most likely the next hardy fern, bring probably just marginally hardier than Dicksonia antarctica. Tree ferns may be grown in containers, outdoors or in a large greenhouse or conservatory. Agapanthus. The fronds develop plantlets near the end, which take root while still attached. H - Hardy - are happy down to at least -5°C (23°F). £5.99. Hardy ferns are ideal for shady areas of the garden. The Dicksonia Antarctica is the most majestic of all tree ferns, and possibly the oldest. Ferns are great for adding a tropical feel to your garden area. Plants for shade > Hardy Ferns. Miscallaneous fern photo gallery Still, despite the species name "antarctica" — derived from the fact that the family as a whole lives around the lower half of the globe — it really can't stand freezing temperatures. Many ferns are both cold and heat tolerant — these make the best garden plants for the South. If the weather is bad plants may be delayed until suitable conditions for sending. The Tasmanian Tree Fern (Dicksonia antarctica) is the most cold hardy of the giant tree ferns. A mythical thug for a shady spot where it can spread and display its fragrant white flowers in Spring. If you purchase online, we can deliver nationwide. Though my experience with tree ferns has taught me quite a bit, much of the following has been passed along from other people are more knowledgeable than I. Some are good in dry soils others in moist. Mandevilla. Hardy Ferns We offer an extensive and large range of wonderful hardy woodland or shady garden ferns, evergreen and deciduous. Hardy Ferns provide rich color and texture and are essential in today's modern garden design. Will tolerate dry soils. How do you keep ferns alive outside? Learn More > Upcoming Events No Events See More > Fern Information. How hardy are your plants? Cyathea dealbata in a Seattle garden, showing the silvery undersides of the fronds. Japanese Painted Fern is a cold-hardy plant that offers a tropical look. 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