Drynaria baronii, known as Baron's basket fern, is a clump-forming evergreen fern from the Polypodiaceae family. It thrives in partial shade, ideally in a north-facing, sheltered position with moist, neutral loam soil. Suitable for indoor ornamental use, it prefers fertile, well-drained soil and can be propagated by spores. This hardy plant, rated H4 for UK conditions, is particularly attractive during spring and summer.

Baron's basket fern (Drynaria baronii) thrives in partial shade, hardy to RHS H4, perfect as an indoor ornamental with spring and summer interest.

Drynaria baronii

Drynaria roosii, commonly known as gu-sui-bu, is a species of basket fern of the family Polypodiaceae. The plant is native to Eastern Asia, including eastern China. It is used in traditional Chinese medicine. This species is also more frequently cited by Asian studies by its synonym, Drynaria fortunei; however, this is an illegitimate name. In the garden it prefers partial shade and loam soil. In UK gardens it is hardy through an average UK winter (RHS H4). Suggested uses include indoor ornamental. It tolerates neutral soils, moist conditions and north-facing aspects. Plant in well-drained soil in a suitable position. Water during establishment.

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Drynaria fortunei

Drynaria rigidula is a species of tropical fern in genus Drynaria widely distributed throughout Southeast Asia, from Southwest China to Queensland and New South Wales in Australia. Growing as an epiphyte or lithophyte, its green fronds are up to 1.22 metres in length.

Drynaria rigidula is a tropical fern with green fronds, ideal for indoor ornamental use in partial shade, flowering in spring and summer.

Drynaria rigidula

Drynaria ridigula, commonly known as basket fern, is a clump-forming evergreen fern belonging to the Polypodiaceae family. It thrives in partial shade, particularly on north-facing, sheltered aspects, and prefers moist, neutral loam soil. Hardy to UK zone H4, this cultivar is suitable for indoor ornamental use. It is best planted in well-drained soil and requires watering during establishment. Propagation is by spores. Its foliage is especially attractive during spring and summer.

Basket fern (Drynaria ridigula) thrives in partial shade, is hardy to RHS H4, and makes a striking indoor ornamental with spring and summer interest.

Basket fern 'Whitei' (Drynaria rigidula) is a tropical epiphytic fern with green fronds, ideal for indoor ornamental use in partial shade, hardy to RHS H4.

Drynaria rigidula 'Whitei'

Goniophlebium subauriculatum, commonly known as the lacy pine fern, is a spreading branched evergreen fern from the genus Goniophlebium in the Polypodiaceae family. It thrives in partial shade with a preference for east- or west-facing, sheltered positions and requires moist but well-drained loam soil that can be acid, alkaline, or neutral. Hardy to UK zone H3, it is suited for cultivation as a houseplant or in sub-tropical conservatories and greenhouses. This fern is native to various regions across Asia and the Pacific and is of interest in spring and summer.

Lacy pine fern (Goniophlebium subauriculatum) thrives in partial shade, ideal for conservatories and houseplants with spring-summer interest.

Goniophlebium is a genus of ferns in the family Polypodiaceae, subfamily Microsoroideae, according to the Pteridophyte Phylogeny Group classification of 2016 (PPG I).

Goniophlebium subauriculatum

Lemmaphyllum is a genus of creeping evergreen ferns in the Polypodiaceae family, well suited to indoor cultivation. It thrives in full shade, particularly in north-facing, sheltered positions, and prefers moist but well-drained acidic loam soil. Hardy to UK zone H3, it is best planted in suitable locations with careful watering during establishment. This genus is propagated by spores and is especially attractive in spring and summer, making it a valuable choice for indoor foliage.

Lemmaphyllum thrives in full shade, is hardy to RHS H3, and makes an attractive indoor foliage plant with interest in spring and summer.

Lemmaphyllum

Microsorum nigrescens, commonly known as pimple fern, is an evergreen climbing fern belonging to the Polypodiaceae family. It thrives in full shade and prefers a north-facing, sheltered aspect with moist, neutral loam soil. This indoor plant is best grown in fertile, well-drained soil and is hardy to H1b in the UK. It is of particular interest during spring and summer and can be propagated by spores or rhizome cuttings.

Microsorum nigrescens, or pimple fern, thrives in full shade indoors and adds interest in spring and summer with its unique foliage.

Microsorum nigrescens

Leptochilus pteropus (synonym Microsorum pteropus) is a species of aquatic or semi-aquatic fern, commonly known as Java fern (after the Indonesian island of Java). It is predominantly known from Malaysia, Thailand, Northeastern India and parts of South China. It is a highly variable plant, with several different geographic varieties and physical forms that vary in leaf size, texture and shape (such as the crested-leaved 'Windelov' or 'Trident' varieties). Found in its natural habitat growing attached to riparian roots and rocks, it can grow fully or partially submerged, provided its roots and rhizome remain wet. It is native to Australasian. In the garden it prefers full shade and loam soil. In UK gardens it needs subtropical warmth and glass protection in the UK (RHS H1b). Suggested uses include indoor plant. It tolerates neutral soils, moist conditions and north-facing aspects. Plant in well-drained soil in a suitable position. Water during establishment.

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Microsorum pteropus

Microsorum scolopendria, synonym Phymatosorus scolopendria, commonly called monarch fern, musk fern, maile-scented fern, breadfruit fern, or wart fern is a species of fern within the family Polypodiaceae. This fern grows in the wild in the Western Pacific rim from Australia to New Caledonia to Fiji and throughout the South Pacific to French Polynesia.

Microsorum scolopendria, or wart fern, is a hardy indoor plant thriving in full shade with interest in spring and summer.

Microsorum scolopendria

Platycerium alcicorne is a species of staghorn fern (Platycerium) native to Madagascar, the Seychelles and Comoros Islands, as well as Mozambique and Zimbabwe.

Elk-horned staghorn fern (Platycerium alcicorne) thrives in partial shade, ideal for indoor or conservatory use with spring and summer interest.

Platycerium alcicorne (P. Willemet) Desv.

Platycerium bifurcatum, commonly known as the common staghorn fern, is an evergreen fern cultivar belonging to the Polypodiaceae family. It forms a tufted habit and typically reaches 0.5 to 1 metre in height and spread over 10 to 20 years. This fern thrives in partial shade with a south, west, or east-facing aspect and prefers a sheltered position. It grows best in moist but well-drained loam soil with a neutral pH. Platycerium bifurcatum is drought resistant and low maintenance, making it suitable for conservatory or greenhouse environments, with winter being its season of interest.

Platycerium bifurcatum, the common staghorn fern, thrives in partial shade with unique heart-shaped fronds, ideal for conservatories in mild UK winters.

Platycerium bifurcatum

Platycerium coronarium is an epiphytic species of staghorn fern in the genus Platycerium. It is found in maritime Southeast Asia and Indochina.

East Indian elk's horn fern (Platycerium coronarium) thrives in partial shade, perfect for indoor or conservatory display with interest in spring and summer.

Platycerium coronarium

Platycerium grande, the giant staghorn fern, capa de leon, and dapong repolyo, is a species of epiphytic fern in the family Polypodiaceae. It is one of the two staghorn ferns native to the Philippines, along with P.

Platycerium grande, the giant staghorn fern, thrives in partial shade as an indoor or conservatory plant, adding interest in spring and summer.

Platycerium grande

Platycerium hillii, known as the northern elkhorn fern, is an evergreen, tufted epiphytic fern from the Polypodiaceae family. Like others in the Platycerium genus, it has a cluster of rounded or heart-shaped sterile fronds and upright or hanging fertile fronds that are often branched and grey-green in colour. This cultivar thrives in partial shade with a south, west, or east-facing aspect, preferring moist but well-drained loam soil of neutral pH. It is suited for indoor environments or conservatories, particularly in sheltered locations, and is of interest during the winter season.

Northern elkhorn fern (Platycerium hillii) is an evergreen epiphytic fern ideal for indoor or conservatory use, thriving in partial shade and winter interest.

Platycerium hillii

Platycerium hillii 'Majus' is an evergreen, tufted cultivar of the Platycerium genus, which comprises epiphytic ferns with short rhizomes. This cultivar thrives in partial shade and prefers a sheltered position with moist but well-drained, neutral loam soil. It is suited for indoor cultivation or in a conservatory, particularly in south-, west-, or east-facing aspects. Hardy to H1b, it is best grown in moist, humus-rich soil during the winter season when it is most interesting. Propagation is achieved by sowing ripe spores or detaching plantlets.

Platycerium hillii 'Majus' is an evergreen epiphytic fern ideal for indoor or conservatory, thriving in partial shade with winter interest.

Platycerium hillii 'Majus'

Polypodiodes amoena var. amoena is an evergreen fern cultivar belonging to the Polypodiodes genus in the Polypodiaceae family. It has a spreading branched habit and thrives in partial shade with an east or west-facing aspect in sheltered locations. This cultivar prefers fertile, moist but well-drained loam soil with a neutral pH. Suitable for houseplants, sub-tropical settings, conservatories, and greenhouses, it is hardy to UK zone H3. Propagation is by spores or division in spring or early summer, with interest mainly in the spring and summer seasons.

Polypodiodes amoena var. amoena thrives in partial shade, ideal for houseplants and conservatories, with interest in spring and summer.

Polypodiodes amoena var. amoena

Polypodium calirhiza is a species of fern in the polypody family. Its common names include nested polypody and habit polypody.

Polypody 'Sarah Lyman' is a hardy fern for full or partial shade, ideal for rock gardens and underplanting, with interest in spring and summer.

Polypodium calirhiza 'Sarah Lyman'

Polypodium cambricum 'Barrowii', known as Welsh polypody 'Barrowii', is an evergreen, matforming fern cultivar belonging to the Polypodium genus. This genus features ferns with creeping rhizomes and simple or pinnate fronds. 'Barrowii' thrives in moist, humus-rich soil under shaded conditions, preferring full or partial shade with a sheltered aspect. It is suitable for a variety of soil types and pH levels, including loam, chalk, and sand, and is hardy to UK zone H7. This cultivar is ideal for cottage and informal gardens, rock gardens, flower borders, and as underplanting beneath roses and shrubs, offering interest during spring and summer.

Welsh polypody 'Barrowii' is an evergreen, mat-forming fern ideal for shaded, low-maintenance gardens and rockeries, hardy to RHS H7.

Polypodium cambricum 'Barrowii'

Polypodium cambricum (Semilacerum Group) 'Carew Lane' is an evergreen, matforming fern cultivar from the Polypodium genus, known for its creeping rhizomes and simple or pinnate fronds. It thrives in moist, humus-rich soil with shade, preferring full or partial shade in sheltered, north-, east-, or west-facing aspects. Suitable for a variety of soil types including loam, chalk, and sand with acid to alkaline pH, it is hardy to UK zone H7. This cultivar is ideal for cottage and informal gardens, rock gardens, flower borders, and underplanting of roses and shrubs, offering interest in spring and summer.

Polypodium cambricum 'Carew Lane' is an evergreen, mat-forming fern ideal for shaded, moist gardens, perfect for rockeries and underplanting with H7 hardiness.

Polypodium cambricum (Semilacerum Group) 'Carew Lane'

Polypodium cambricum Semilacerum Group is an evergreen cultivar of the Polypodium genus, which includes both evergreen and deciduous ferns with creeping rhizomes and simple or pinnate fronds. This matforming fern thrives in moist, humus-rich, well-drained soils and prefers shaded, sheltered positions such as north, east, or west-facing aspects. Hardy to UK zone H7, it is well suited to cottage and informal gardens, rock gardens, and underplanting beneath roses and shrubs. Its season of interest spans spring and summer, making it a low-maintenance choice for flower borders and beds.

Polypodium cambricum Semilacerum Group is an evergreen fern ideal for shaded, moist gardens, perfect for rockeries and underplanting with RHS H7 hardiness.

Polypodium cambricum Semilacerum Group

Polypodium vulgare, the common polypody, is an evergreen fern of the family Polypodiaceae. The name is derived from Greek poly- ("many") and pous, podos ("foot"). Polypody has traditional uses in cooking for its aroma and sweet taste, and in herbal medicine as a purgative and vermifuge. This species is expansive and highly adapted to many environments. It is native to Albania, Altay, Austria, Baltic States, Belarus and other regions. Mature plants reach roughly 0.1-0.5 metres tall and 0.5-1 metres wide, carrying evergreen foliage. In the garden it prefers full sun and partial shade and most soil types. It tolerates alkaline and neutral soils, moist but well-drained, well-drained conditions and south-facing, north-facing, west-facing and east-facing aspects.

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Polypodium vulgare

Pyrrosia linearifolia 'Urakoryu Jishi' is a creeping evergreen fern cultivar belonging to the genus Pyrrosia in the Polypodiaceae family. It thrives best in full shade, particularly in north-facing, sheltered locations with fertile, moist but well-drained loam soil that is acidic in pH. Hardy to UK zone H3, this cultivar is suitable for use as ground cover in woodland gardens. It is of interest during spring and summer and can be propagated by spores or division.

Pyrrosia linearifolia 'Urakoryu Jishi' is an evergreen creeping fern ideal for shaded woodland gardens and ground cover, thriving in moist, fertile soil.

Pyrrosia linearifolia 'Urakoryu Jishi'

Pyrrosia lingua 'Monstrifera' is a cultivar of the Pyrrosia genus, which belongs to the Polypodiaceae family. This evergreen fern has a creeping habit, making it suitable as ground cover in woodland gardens. It thrives in full shade, particularly on north-facing, sheltered aspects, preferring moist but well-drained, acidic loam soil. Hardy to UK zone H3, it is best grown in fertile, well-drained conditions and can be propagated by spores or division. Its season of interest spans spring and summer.

Pyrrosia lingua 'Monstrifera' is a hardy H3 ground cover perfect for full shade in woodland gardens, adding interest in spring and summer.

Pyrrosia lingua 'Monstrifera'

Pyrrosia rupestris known as the rock felt fern is a common fern of eastern Australia. Usually found in rainforest or moist eucalyptus forest. However, it grows as far west at the more arid Warrumbungle National Park. The name Pyrrosia is from the Greek which refers to the flame colour of the hairs that cover the fronds on some species. It is native to New Guinea, New South Wales, Norfolk Is., Queensland and Victoria. In the garden it prefers full shade and loam soil. In UK gardens it is half-hardy and may need winter protection in colder areas (RHS H3). Suggested uses include ground cover and woodland gardens. It tolerates acid soils, moist but well-drained conditions and north-facing aspects. Plant in well-drained soil. Water during establishment.

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Pyrrosia rupestris

Pyrrosia sheareri, commonly known as Shearer's felt fern, is a creeping evergreen fern belonging to the Polypodiaceae family. It thrives in full shade, particularly on north-facing, sheltered aspects, and prefers fertile, moist but well-drained loam soil with an acidic pH. Hardy to UK zone H3, this fern is well suited for use as ground cover in woodland gardens. It is most notable in spring and summer and can be propagated by spores or division.

Shearer's felt fern (Pyrrosia sheareri) is an evergreen ground cover ideal for shady, moist woodland gardens, flowering in spring and summer.