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| ADIANTUM (Maidenhair Fern) |
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| pedatum (Norhtern Maidenhair) Semi-evergreen with pale green, kidney-shaped, pinnate fronds on black stalks. New fronds often tinged pink when young. |
| 4-6 | 45-60cm | Part Shade, Full Shade |
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| ASPLENIUM (Hart's Tongue Fern) |
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| Evergreen | Bright green, smooth, leathery, strap-like fronds. | Royal Horticultural Society Award of Merit | 4-6 | 45-60cm | Part Shade, Full Shade |
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| ATHYRIUM (Lady Fern) |
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| So-called because of its finely-divided fronds which can grow up to 1.25m according to conditions and variety. Likes shade and moisture. The species is infinetly variable and no two plants are the same. |
| 4-5 | 30-125cm | Part Shade, Full Shade |
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| CYSTOPTERIS (Bladder Fern) |
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| Clump forming with erect rhyzommes and tufts of pinnate,lance-shaped, grey-green fronds. |
| 4-5 | 15cm | Part Shade, Full Shade |
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| DRYOPTERIS (Buckler Fern) |
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| Golden-green, becoming darker during the season. Leathery, pinnate, lanceolate, deeply pinnatifid pinna lobes. | Royal Horticultural Society Award of Merit | 4-5 | 60-150m | Part Shade, Full Shade |
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| MATTEUCCIA (Shuttlecock Fern, Ostrich Feather Fern) |
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| The pinnate fronds taper at both ends and grow in a vase-like cluster around a stout, creeping rootstock. | Royal Horticultural Society Award of Merit | 3-4 | 90-120cm | Part Shade, Full Shade |
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| ONOCLEA (Sensitive Fern, Bead Fern) |
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| Dislikes Chalk and lime | Pinnatifid, light green, deltoid-ovate fronds, with spores enclosed in bead-like pinnules. The creeping rootstock likes moist, neutral to acid soil. | Royal Horticultural Society Award of Merit | 3 | 125-150cm | Part Shade, Full Shade |
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| OSMUNDA (Royal Fern) |
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| Dislikes Chalk and lime | A magnificent specimen for waterside planting. Deep green, leathery,bi-pinnate, broadly lanceolate fronds appear from aerial roots. | Royal Horticultural Society Award of Merit | 3-4 | 90-180cm | Part Shade, Full Shade |
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| PELLAEA (Purple Cliff Brake) |
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| Evergreen | Native of North America, this glaucous green, limestone fern requires good drainage. Makes an attractive pot plant for the alpine house. |
| 5 | 30-40cm | Part Shade, Full Shade |
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| POLYPODIUM (The Common Polypody) |
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| Evergreen | Smooth, leathery, elongated, lance-shaped, deeply cut fronds, look almost like widely spaced comb teeth. Creeping rootstock. Adaptable to most conditions. |
| 5 | 10-45cm | Part Shade, Full Shade |
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| POLYSTICHUM (Shield Fern) |
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| Evergreen | Does well in almost any position but thrives in woodland or waterside. | Royal Horticultural Society Award of Merit | 4-6 | 50-60cm | Part Shade, Full Shade |
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| WOODWARDIA (Chain Fern) |
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| Evergreen | fimbriata Lance-shaped, light green, elegant, arching fronds. |
| 4-6 | 60-150cm | Part Shade, Full Shade |
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