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Buy ferns online with your moss - from the same source. As requested by numerous customers, Moss Acres is now offering eight carefully selected varieties of ferns for sale to complement it's four species of moss. Ferns for sale at Moss Acres.

Where can I buy Japanese Painted Fern? you ask - Look no further, Moss Acres offers this highly desirable fern and exquisite complement to moss right here.

Selected for their overall appeal, visual impact, and hardiness, our ferns are of the highest quality and are full-grown plants that are at least 5 years old. We ship our ferns from late March through early June (weather permitting), and again in the fall from late September through early December.

Our fern plants are packed in damp sphagnum moss and are shipped dormant/semi-dormant. They will quickly unfurl their fronds within 2-4 weeks, and will be full and lush shortly thereafter. The exception is Japanese Painted Fern, which is 2-3 years old and is shipped dormant/semi-dormant in pots with soil.

The majority of ferns offered by Moss Acres are shade/part shade loving, however both Ebony Spleenwort and Christmas Fern will tolerate full sun if well watered.

Deer Fern
Blechnum spican

Zones 2-9 Height 8"-20" Evergreen

Native to the Pacific northwest, Deer Fern has sturdy, narrow dark green fronds that make a decorative addition, particularly in relation to stones and boulders. Deer Fern makes a bold statement in the garden.

Deer Fern

1-5 ferns		$6.95 ea. + shipping
6-10 ferns		$6.50 ea. + shipping	SOLD OUT
11+ ferns		$5.95 ea. + shipping

IMPORTANT- Shipping Information: Ferns are shipped weather permitting beginning in mid-March and shipments continue as long as supplies last. Orders placed prior to mid-March will be charged but held and shipped as soon as stocks become available. We ship via UPS ground to all states: $1.00 per fern.

Japanese Painted Fern
Athyrium niponicum 'Pictum'

Zones 4-9 Height 8"-20" Deciduous

With its tri-colored fronds, Japanese Painted Fern is one of the most popular ferns cultivated in America today. The spectacular blade is triangular with zones of burgundy, gray and dark green. The best color on new fronds is developed on plants in light shade. Too much sun washes out the color. Dormancy and cool weather improve frond color. The Perennial Plant Association has named Athyrium niponicum Pictum the 2004 Perennial Plant of the Year. The low-maintenance Japanese painted fern is one of the showiest ferns for shade gardens.

It is also popular due to its hardiness everywhere in the United States , except in the desert and northernmost areas in zone 3. This fern grows 18 inches tall and can multiply into a clump that is more than 2 feet wide. Japanese Painted Fern produces 12- to 18-inch fronds that are a soft shade of metallic silver-gray with hints of red and blue.

The Japanese Painted Fern prefers partial to full shade, and makes an outstanding combination plant for adding color, texture and form to landscape beds, containers plantings, and as an amazing contrast to the dark green hues of moss.

This fern also makes a wonderful companion for a variety of shade plants such as hosta, heuchera and other ferns.

Japanese Painted Fern

no volume discount

$8.95 ea. + shipping

SOLD OUT

IMPORTANT- Shipping Information: Ferns are shipped weather permitting beginning in mid-March and shipments continue as long as supplies last. Orders placed prior to mid-March will be charged but held and shipped as soon as stocks become available. We ship via UPS ground to all states: $1.00 per fern.

Maidenhair Fern
Adiantum pedatum

Zones: Height: 12"-18" Deciduous

The wispy, whimsical effect produced by several Maidenhair ferns in groupings is perfect for naturalized areas. The delicate Maidenhair Fern only lasts for a couple of months before it begins to die back, but the unique look if offers is unrivaled.

• Habitat: rich woodlands, often on limestone soil
• Stem characteristics: thin and wiry; black or dark brown
• Growth pattern: random
• Shade/Part Shade

Christmas Fern
Polystichum acrostichoides

Zones 3- 8 18" - 24" Evergreen

Christmas fern stays green all winter - the fronds were formerly used for Christmas decorations. It is common and easy to identify from the shape of the fronds. The Christmas Fern plant can tolerate more sun than most other ferns if it is provided with adequate soil moisture. However, best growth will occur in shade or partial shade.

• Habitat: rich woods and open woods
• Height: fronds 2-3 feet long
• Growth pattern: asymmetric clump
• Shade, Partial sun, sun (with wet soil only)

Ebony Spleenwort
Asplenium platyneuron

Zone 4 - 8 to 15" Evergreen

Ebony Spleenwort looks something like a smaller, more delicate version of Christmas Fern , though the two ferns are not closely related. Ebony Spleenwort has a smooth, glossy red-brown stem. The fertile fronds grow very erect, while the sterile fronds are shorter and more horizontal. Will tolerate full sun & part shade. Easy to grow.

• Habitat: rocky woods
• Height: 15 inches
• Stem characteristics: glossy red-brown, smooth, and brittle
• Growth pattern: asymmetric clump

Ostrich Fern
Matteuccia struthiopteris

Zones 3 - 8 36"- 60" Deciduous

Ostrich Fern prefers a wet soil and in the right location will spread very rapidly. It is ideal as a border or background for other smaller perennials.

• Habitat: moist thickets, especially along streams and rivers
• Height: 3-5 feet
• Large fern. Its fiddleheads are food for ruffed grouse, and quite often, humans (it is delicious steamed like asparagus)
• Growth pattern: symmetric clump
• Ostrich Fern prefers shade/partial sun

Leatherwood Fern   
Dryopteris marginalis

Zones 3-9 12" - 24" Semi-Evergreen

Leatherwood Fern is a beautiful semi-evergreen fern of dark green color. Often used by florists. Thrives in moist, shady spots.

• Slow spreading
• Partial to full shade
• Loamy soils

Cinnamon Fern
Osmunda cinnamomea

Zones 3 - 8 24" - 48" Deciduous

• Habitat: Acid, damp soil, water-logged areas, moist and shady places, swamp edges
• Sun or Shade (must be moist)
• Growth pattern: symmetric clump

Cinnamon ferns appear similar to ostrich ferns but with some distinct differences. The crosiers (young, emerging fiddlehead) are white and woolly, and it has a much larger frond or "cinnamon stick". It also spreads slowly, unlike the rampant ostrich fern.

Cinnamon ferns grow best in constantly damp, acid soil. They can be grown in any lighting conditions, as long as the soil is kept very moist. Plants spread slowly making beautiful stands of graceful fronds. Transplant crowns in the spring and early summer, planting them right at the level of the soil. Landscape uses: Use cinnamon ferns as a backdrop in larger gardens. They work well with hostas or in the bog garden with ligularia, rodgersia, and other large, bold perennials.

Important: When your ferns arrive they need to be kept cool, damp and out of direct sunlight. Keep the roots moist by keeping them wrapped in the damp sphagnum. Plant as soon as possible and water well. Planting instructions included.

Photo Gallery

Deer Fern	Japanese Painted Fern	Maidenhair Fern
Christmas Fern	Ebony Spleenwort	Ostrich Fern
Leatherwood Fern	Cinnamon Fern