I have a couple of different Autumn Ferns and they all seem to do ok here, this one has done very well.

Larry,
I love ferns and have a few.I just placed an order for four more. My faves are the painted ferns and the ones with pale fronds like Ghost fern.

Ferns are a favorite of mine too. I have 5 varieties of painted ferns. Last year I acquired Godzilla. Should be outstanding when it gets to be 2-3ft tall!

Ferns are like the backbones of the shade garden. The Painted ferns really offer some great colour and texture as well. I just have the regular Japanese Painted Fern but would like to add Burgundy Lace. Lots of Ostrich Fern here as its so hardy but it's spreading tendencies can be a headache. I acquired a few Lady Ferns last year including the Tatting Fern that is quite interesting. Hope it does well. Would love to see some pics of Ghost and Godzilla; added to my ever increasing wish list, lol.

I also love the big 'Macho' fern, but it has to be brought in or protected during even our mild winters. So I almost have to restart it every year.

That is why I prefer ferns that can pretty much hold there own out in the garden like the Autumn ferns.
I do have a couple of different types of Japanese painted ferns, but I would be hard pressed to tell them apart if they were not labeled.

I love the color of the Autumn ferns; wonder if there are any hardy to zone 3 or 4. Zone 5 is really pushing it for me, unfortunately. Macho certainly lives up to his name!

I too love ferns in the garden, wish I could grow more of them but I do not have space and shade I have 3 wood ferns that have survived for several years, they have remained quite small but they are still lovely. I added 3 different ones this past summer but they are still small, I hope they survive the winter.

We have many ferns in the wooded areas of our garden and by our stream. I agree that they are like the backbones of shady areas - as well as being interesting in their own right, they give structure and texture and make the perfect backdrop for many other plants.

I've had undeserved success with Ostrich ferns in my 'somewhat small secured' shade garden. I started with a couple small Ostrich Ferns several years ago, now the area boosts 10 or more.


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