Six exceptional ferns for a mysterious jungle-like feel, with elegant, clumped foliage and some evergreen coverage.
Perfect problem-solvers for ground cover, these ferns are easy to plant, grow, and maintain, while retaining a healthy look across many months of the year - some even remain full of colour regardless of the season!
Bring a touch of nature to those tricky-to-fill spaces of the garden, including awkward corners, damp borders, and woodland bedding.
Supplied as a set of six plugs, ready to grow on before planting out, including one each of the following varieties:
- Japanese Painted Fern Shimmering silvery fronds gracefully arch and change in colour across the months, including flashes of green, purple, and red. RHS Award of Garden Merit. Also known as Athyrium niponicum 'Metallicum'. Grows up to H40cm x W120cm.
- Copper Shield Fern Airy pinkish copper fronds soften to a light green with age. Compact foliage offers good ground cover. RHS Award of Garden Merit. Also known as Dryopteris erythrosora Compact. Grows up to H75cm x W75cm.
- Korean Rock Fern Evergreen fern with dark-veined fronds tinted in purple when young, maturing to a rich green. RHS Award of Garden Merit. Also known as Polystichum tsussimense. Grows up to H50cm x W50cm.
- Japanese Lace Fern Arching lance-like golden yellow fronds evolve to a dark green. RHS Award of Garden Merit. Also known as Polystichum polyblepharum. Grows up to H60cm x W60cm.
- Fortune's Cyrtomium Instantly recognisable fern with black stems and light green fronds. RHS Award of Garden Merit. Also known as Cyrtomium fortune. Grows up to H60cm x W40cm.
- Hairy Lip Fern Brown-stemmed evergreen fern with silvery green leaves. Also known as Cheilanthes lanosa. Grows up to H50cm x W50cm.