Timeless. Resilient. Fabulous Hardy Ferns.
Posted by Emerald Coast Growers on Nov 6th 2025
A staple for shaded and partly shady spaces, hardy ferns offer softening, unifying textures for the landscape.
These perennials are pleasantly deceptive: Their timeless beauty disguises their rugged, long-lived, low-maintenance nature.
(Fortune's cold hardy holly fern)
A fast-growing fern tolerant of cold weather and warm, humid regions.
Enduring and endearing with an attractive, upright habit and durable, glossy green leaves.
Mature height 12-24"
Zones 5-10
New fronds emerge warm coppery-bronze and mature to bright green.
Robust, reliable, and really easy to grow.
Dryopteris w. Jurassic Gold PP32735
New spring growth is a striking golden orange hue. As the fronds grow, they evolve to a bright golden yellow and green.
Both Dryopteris varieties grow 18–24" tall and thrive in Zones 5–9.
Athyrium niponicum 'Red Beauty'
Olive green lacy fronds accented by rich red stems and veins. Elegant, arching form.
Mature height 16-20"
Hardy for Zones 4-9
Athyrium niponicum 'Metallicum'
Frosted gray-green foliage with burgundy ribs and silver highlights on reddish stems.
Mature height 12-18"
Zones 3-9
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