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I have lots of long looking fern like plants that I don't know what they are. What I want to do, is redo a part of the front that has Moss in it, and plant some colorful flowers I don't have to tend to much, other than weeding.


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Ferns
For now we have a single general file dealing with growing hardy ferns in the home landscape. Within this next year, we will develop files for the 10 or 12 most popular fern species.

Hardy Ferns
While there are many, many kinds of ferns with varying cultural requirements, they are usually categorized as tender or tropical ferns as opposed to hardy or native ferns. They range from 3 or 4 inch tall groundcovers such as Rusty Woodsia and Walking fern to 4 to 6 feet tall such as Cinnamon fern or Ostrich fern.

Choosing Hardy Ferns
Maidenhair fern (Adiatum pedatum) is 12 to 18 inches tall, delicate fronds with reddish cast; spreads well but is not invasive. Japanese painted fern (Athyrium niponicum pictum) grayish-green with red tints encouraged by brighter light, very beautiful.

Planting and Propagating Hardy Ferns
Place large ferns, like the ostrich fern, 3 feet apart, but most can be spaced at 12 to 18 inch intervals. The easiest way to grow more fern plants is to divide existing clumps after 3 or 4 years when they become large.

Using Ferns In The Landscape
Plant them with bulbs and they'll mask the dying bulb foliage in late spring. Set it on rather than under the soil, with the growing tip or crown above the soil line. Never fertilize a fern when it is dormant.


Listings for Ferns in Oregon
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Oak Point Nursery
Independence,  Oregon  (OR)  97351

Pemberton's Flowers
Salem,  Oregon  (OR)  97302

Plant Oregon
Talent,  Oregon  (OR)  97540

RidgeTop Farm
North Plains,  Oregon  (OR)  97133-0262

Secret Garden Growers
Canby,  Oregon  (OR)  97013-8544

Silver Falls Seed Company
Silverton,  Oregon  (OR)  97381

Siskiyou Rare Plant Nursery
Talent,  Oregon  (OR)  97540

Squirrel Heights Gardens
Portland,  Oregon  (OR)  97206

The Bovees Nursery
Portland,  Oregon  (OR)  97219

Tom's Garden Center
Albany,  Oregon  (OR)  97321

Wallace W. Hansen's Northwest Native Plants
Salem,  Oregon  (OR)  97301

Willamette Gardens
Corvallis,  Oregon  (OR)  97333-1509