Athyrium filix-femina

Lady Fern           

Zone: 4

Size: 30" Tall x 24" Wide

Features: Lush, delicate green foliage appears in the spring on this vigorous, easy-to-grow fern.  A clump-forming variety that loses its leaves in the winter.  Grows best in moist, rich soil. Deer-Resistant.

Athyrium nipponicum 'Pictum' 

Japanese Painted Fern              

Zone: 4

Size: 16" Tall x 18" Wide

Features: A very popular fern that boasts silvery foliage and attractive red stems.  Plants display their best color if planted where they get morning sun.  A slowly spreading variety that loses its leaves in winter.  Grows best in rich, moist soil. Deer-Resistant.

Dryopteris erythrosora

Autumn Fern

Zone: 5

Size: 16" Tall x 18" Wide

Features: This evergreen, slowly spreading fern bears fronds that unfold in shades of coppery-red and bronze-green.  Mature fronds are deep shiny green.  Grows best in rich, moist, humus soil. Deer-Resistant.

Matteucia struthiopteris

Ostrich Fern

Zone: 4

Size: 24-72" Tall x 24" Wide

Features: Very popular for its stately, vase-shaped foliage that spreads quickly to cover large areas. Loses its leaves in the winter. Grows best in moist, rich soil.  Deer-Resistant.

Osmunda cinnamonea

Cinnamon Fern

Zone: 4

Size: 18" Tall x 12" Wide

Features: This well-known native fern is loved for its cinnamon-colored fertile fronds and graceful fiddleheads that unfurl in the spring. Loses its leaves in winter. Grows best in moist, shady soil. Deer-Resistant.

Selaginella kraussiana 'Aurea'

Golden Spikemoss

Zone: 6

Size: 6" Tall x 18" Wide

Features: Bright golden-yellow leaves in the spring fade to green. Color is best in dappled sunlight. Delightful slow-growing ground cover for a moist shady spot. Attractive Foliage.

Selaginella uncinata

Peacock Spikemoss

Zone: 6

Size: 6" Tall x 18" Wide

Features: Vibrant green, golden and iridescent blue leaves turn a warm bronze in the fall. Plants spread flat across the ground or can be used in hanging baskets. Grows best in filtered light, acidic soil and consistently moist conditions.  Attractive Foliage.