Ferns for gardening.
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Adiantum aethiopicum – COMMON MAIDENHAIR
$7.50 – $10.50Attractive native maidenhair to 50cm which quickly forms dense clumps. Prefers some sun & abundant moisture. Tolerates heavy clay soils.
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Adiantum formosum – Black Stem Maidenhair
$10.50Decorative fern to 1.5m tall which forms large colonies along stream banks & in sheltered forest. Hardy once established, needs warm protected shady site.
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Adiantum hispidulum – ROUGH MAIDENHAIR
$7.50 – $10.50Small fern to 40cm with erect fronds and forming upright clumps. Grows easily, hardy and will tolerate considerable exposure to sun and dryness. Showy pink new growth.
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Angiopteris evecta – Giant Fern
$15.00 – $150.00One of the largest ferns in Australia growing to 6m, fronds extending out to 5m. Slow but hardy, prefers moist protected well drained site with full or part shade. Q’ld & NSW.
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Asplenium australasicum – BIRD’S NEST FERN
$7.50 – $22.00A large fern with smooth wide glossy fronds often seen as epiphytes. Not tolerant of poor drainage or heavy shade. Prefers filtered sun & tolerates some dryness.
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Asplenium australasicum cristata – Crested Bird’s Nest Fern
$10.50A large fern with crested & undulating edges to glossy fronds often seen as epiphytes. Not tolerant of poor drainage or heavy shade. Prefers filtered sun & tolerates some dryness.
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Asplenium bulbiferum – Hen & Chicken Fern
$10.50Attractive tufted fern that carries young ferns on the underside of the fronds. Found naturally in moist gullies and rainforest. Quite hardy, shaded moist site.
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Asplenium harmanii – Broad Bird’s Nest Fern
$10.50Dark green broad fronds up to 130cm x 13cm wide, often clumping, likes a moist semi shaded site on rocks or logs. N.NSW.
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Asplenium nidus – Crow’s Nest Fern
$10.50Closely related to Asp. australasicum. Adaptable, prefers some sun & copes with dry sites. Intolerant of heavy shade & poor drainage. Rainforest to open forest but always on trees or rocks. Qld.
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Blechnum cartilagineum – GRISTLE FERN
$7.50 – $10.50Common fern to 1.5m tall with showy pink new growth. Hardy & fast, found on dry hillsides to moist rainforest, usually in large colonies. Q’ld, NSW, Vic & Tas.
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Blechnum fluviatile – RAY WATER FERN
$7.50Small fern to 50cm tall forming a rounded rosette. Grows in cool moist to wet sites in tall forest, often along stream banks & in small colonies. Intolerant of dryness. NSW, Vic & Tas.
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Blechnum gibbum SILVER LADY
$10.50NON NATIVE Fern to 50cm x 50cm, forms extensive colonies in wet areas near the coast. Intolerant of complete shade. Frost hardy. Does well on dam margins. Young fronds & rhizomes edible.
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Blechnum indicum – Swamp Water Fern
$10.50Fern to 1m forms extensive colonies in wet areas near the coast. Intolerant of complete shade. Frost hardy. Does well on dam margins. Young fronds & rhizomes edible.
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Blechnum minus – SOFT WATER FERN
$7.50Widespread fern to 1.2m usually found in wet sites. Forms dense patches. Will tolerate considerable exposure in wet clay sites. All states except WA.
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Blechnum nudum – Fishbone Water Fern
$10.50Widespread fern to 1.2m forming rounded clumps usually in large colonies. Frost hardy, light or heavy soils, semi shade or shade & wet positions. Q’ld, NSW, Vic, SA & Tas.
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Blechnum patersonii – Strap Water Fern
$10.50Small fern to 40cm tall with reddish pink new fronds. Forms clumps in shady wet sites along stream banks. Hardy to frost, sheltered moist site preferred. Q’ld, NSW, Vic & Tas.