Because this fern is susceptible to frost heaving when planted in the fall, we ship them in Spring only.

Maidenhair Fern is highly recommended for home landscaping; it makes a nice border with Wild Geranium (Geranium maculatum) and is deer resistant. This fern has black, wiry stems and delicate, airy, shining, green triangular pinnae that curl under at the tip to protect a row of spores produced on the undersurface. In ferns the leaves are called "fronds".

Maidenhair Ferns can grow up to 2 feet tall and about a foot across. They spread slowly by means of a creeping rhizome. They are easy to grow in the woodland garden, provided it is not too dry. If so, they will go dormant and come back to life when there is enough moisture in the soil again. They grow well in the same kind of environment favored by hostas.

Another common name in use is Northern Maidenhair Fern.

Dormant bare root plants ship each year in Spring (April - May).