WALLACE W HANSENNative Plants of the NorthwestNative Plant Nursery & Gardens
2158 Bower Ct S.E., Salem, Oregon 97317-9216
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Updated March 13, 2008NORTHWEST NATIVE FERNS
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A Note from Wally: I grow
Northwest Native Ferns and many other Northwest
Native Plants here in my Nursery and Gardens in the Willamette Valley in
Western Oregon. I specialize in Northwest Native Plants and sell both
Wholesale and Retail, depending on quantity. I usually have plants
available year-round in one gallon containers and often in various other
container sizes and as Bare Root plants in the Winter months. This site is
intended as a reference for all who are interested in Northwest Native
Plants: amateur, professional – everyone. For more information, go to my
Home Page at www.nwplants.com and then
click on Plant Catalog
for current prices and availability. Be sure and then click on Plant
Sales for any bargains. If you buy in large quantities, check the Wholesale
Information Sites on my Home Page.
If you have any information about this species – stories, climates, uses, propagation, etc. please contact me at nwplants@gmail.com If I publish your tips and information, I will credit you on the web and send you a credit memo. |
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Adiantum
pedatum (MAIDENHAIR FERN) A fine deciduous, delicate, dainty fern with black stems and a lovely fan of leaves. More tender than some of the other Northwest Native Ferns, the beauty of this unique plant lends itself to small vignettes in company with other woodland natives. Our Maidenhair Fern shown here has been happily growing in an old willow basket in the nursery for a couple of years. Such delicate beauty! Photo by Jennifer Rehm |
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Athyrium
filix-femina (LADY FERN) An excellent deciduous native fern which may get 6 feet tall. Likes moist even boggy soil and shade. Fronds spread fan-like from base. Yellow green herbage. Beautiful at the back of a border. Photo by Wally Hansen |
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Blechnum
spicant (DEER FERN) A fine evergreen native fern, 12 - 24." Has several spreading leaves from a basal tuft. Likes moist, acid soil. A fine native. The specimen here is growing in a private garden in Salem, Oregon. It's the happiest Deer Fern we've ever met. Photo by Jennifer Rehm |
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Dryopteris
arguta (COASTAL SHIELD FERN) A beautiful evergreen fern. Will tolerate more sun than other Northwest ferns. The "pineapple-like" root reportedly an important food for Native Americans. Drawing from USDA Plants for a Future |
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Polypodium
glycyrrhiza (vulgare) (LICORICE FERN) Nice fern - unusual! Grows out of moss on rocks and trees. Found mostly on Big Leaf Maples and Garry Oaks. In the summer, when the rains stop, the leaves dry up. When the first fall rains start, this plant greens up immediately and stays green all winter. The rootstocks have a licorice flavor and reportedly have been chewed for the flavor as well as medicinal purposes. These are eye-catching ferns, growing on tree limbs and rocks. Sold in winter by square foot sections, each with several plants. |
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Polystichum
munitum (SWORD FERN) The long-time darling of flower arrangers the world over, a must for every cut-flower enthusiast. A magnificent evergreen fern - the centerpiece of the native garden. Grows into massive clumps with fronds 2 - 5 feet. These large clumps can have up to 100 fronds. Likes shade. (Note--often bareroot sword fern are available stored in sand beds, you dig.) This photo shows a lush, fully mature Sword Fern growing in the wild. See Polystichum_munitum site for more details about this plant. Photo by Jennifer Rehm |
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