FERNS – YOUR “WHERE TO PLANT” GUIDE Here is a list of the more common ferns and the situation(s) they are best planted in. Also tells if cold hardy. N.B some ferns are very adaptable and can grow in various conditions Ground cover cover Ground Spots (mulch) Spots (mulch) Light shaded NZ Native? NZ Dry shaded shaded Dry Cold hardy hardy Cold Moist and and Moist Coastal Coastal Indoor Sunny Sunny shady shady Species name Common fern name Cyathea dealbata Silver yes 9 9 9 9 9 TREE FERNS Cyathea medullaris Mamaku or Black ponga yes 9 9 9 9 Cyathea smithii Soft Tree yes 9 9 9 Cyathea cunninghami Gully Tree yes 9 9 9 Cyathea tomentossisma New Guinea lace 9 9 Dicksonia antartica Tasmanian Tree 9 9 9 9 9 Dicksonia fibrosa Wheki ponga yes 9 9 9 9 Dicksonia squarrosa Brown Tree or Wheki yes 9 9 9 9 9 Adiantum aethiopicum Common maiden hair yes 9 9 9 9 Adiantum hispidulum Rosy maiden hair yes 9 9 9 9 9 Asparagus plumosa yes 9 9 Asplenium bulbiferum Hen and chicken yes 9 9 9 9 Asplenium flaccidum Hanging spleenwort yes 9 9 9 Asplenium flabellifolium Necklace or Butterfly yes 9 9 Asplenium oblongifolium Shining spleenwort yes 9 9 9 9 Asplenium obtusatum Shore spleenwort yes 9 9 9 9 Asplenium polyodon Sickle spleenwort yes 9 9 9 Athyrium otophorum Japanese Painted 9 9 Blechnum chambersii Lance or nini yes 9 Blechnum discolor Crown yes 9 9 9 9 Blechnum fluviatile Water or Kiwakiwa yes 9 9 Blechnum fraserii Miniature Tree yes 9 9 9 Blechnum minus Swamp kiokio yes 9 9 9 9 Blechnum novae-zealandiae Kiokio or palm leaf yes 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 Blechnum penna marina Alpine water yes 9 9 9 9 9 9 Cyrtomium falcatum Holly 9 9 9 9 Davallia Rabbits foot 9 9 GROUND FERNS FERNS GROUND Davialla mariesii Hares foot 9 9 Doodia aspera Prickly rasp yes 9 9 9 Doodia media (syn. australis) Common rasp or pukupuku yes 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 Doodia squarrosa yes 9 9 9 9 9 Drypoteris atrata Oak leaf 9 9 Dryopteris carthusiana 9 9 9 Dryopteris dilatata 9 9 Dryopteris erythrosora Autumn /Japanese buckler 9 9 Dryopteris filix mas Male 9 9 Dryopteris filix mas plumosa Plumed male 9 9 Dryopteris wallichiania 9 9 Lastreopsis glabella Smooth shield yes 9 9 9 9 Lastreopsis microsora Creeping shield yes 9 9 9 9 Leptopteris hymenophlloides Single Crape yes 9 9 Leptopteris superba Prince of Wales Feathers yes 9 Marattia salicina King or horshoe yes 9 Matteuccia struthiopteris Ostrich 9 9 Nephrolepis sp Boston 9 9 9 9 9 Pellaea rotundifolia Button yes 9 9 9 Polystichum braunii 9 9 Polystichum proliferum 9 9 9 Polystichum richardii Common shield yes 9 9 9 Polystichum setiferum Mother shield 9 9 9 Polystichum vestitum Prickly shield yes 9 9 9 9 9 Pteris cretica Cretan brake 9 Pteris tremula Shaking or tender brake yes 9 9 9 9 Rumohra adiantiformis Leathery shield yes 9 9 9 .