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Ferns grow naturally from the tip of South America to Alaska. Many do very
well in residential and commercial landscapes and as interior-scape plantings.
We invite you to browse these fern description pages. Santa Rosa Tropicals has
all of these varieties available for sale to commercial nurseries.
If you are attracted to a fern for home use that isn't available at your
local garden center, please tell them about our web site and ask them to
contact us for help in locating a particular fern for you.
In the thumbnail sketches below we've included the plant's zone rating for convenience. The "zone" number given to a plant refers to a universal system that describes the coldest zones or areas of the country in which a plant can normally survive outdoor conditions.
 Don't know what zone you live in? Click here.
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"Australian Sword" - Nephrolepis obliterata |
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This fern is native to Australia and unusually versatile in habit. It is excellent in baskets as well as a superb fern for filling in an area in the garden.
- Zones 6-10
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"Autumn" - Dryopteris erythrosora |
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Hardy fern that gets its common name from the very striking 'Autumn' color of the new growth that comes in the spring.
- Zones 6-10
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"Bears Paw Fern" - Polypodium aureum 'Mandianum' |
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This fern makes a very big basket! The new growth is blue green and the fronds can grow up to three feet long when the plant is fully mature.
- Zones 9-10
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"Bluebell" - Nephrolepis exaltata |
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A Boston relative, that grows shorter fronds, creating a more symmetrical
sphere shape. Quite stunning.
- Zones 9-10
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| "Boston Fern" - Nephrolepis exaltata |
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The "Boston Fern" is the Cadillac of ferns. Since its
introduction in the early 1900's it has been used in more ways and is found in more homes
than all other ferns combined!
- Zones 9-10
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| "Button Fern"
- Pellaea rotundifolia |
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This is not just a table fern! The "Button Fern" is also beautiful in the landscape.
- Zones 8-10 |
| "Boston Compacta" - Nephrolepis exaltata |
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A beautifully symmetrical plant whose fronds almost seem to be springing
up and out of the pot.
- Zones 9-10 |
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"Fluffy Ruffle" - Nephrolepis exaltata |
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'Old Reliable'. Unique and easily identified, it is truly one of the true 'table ferns'.
- Zones 9-10
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| "Holly Fern"
- Cyrtomium falcatum |
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Holly Fern is semi-hardy and will with-stand light frosts.
- Zones 8-10 |
| "Jester's CrownTM"
- Nephrolepis exaltata |
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A unique looking landscape fern that is easy to grow! We highly recommend this fern!
- Zones 8b and higher. |
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"Kangaroo Paw" - Microsorium diversifolium |
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Beautiful and easy to grow, as a basket fern it has glossy green foliage and a very "friendly" foot that wraps around the outside of the container.
- Zones 9-10
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"Leather Leaf" - Rumohra adiantiformis (Aspedium capense) |
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Known world wide for its cut foliage, the 'Leather Leaf Fern' is extraordinarily versatile. Hardy to 28º, this fern does well as a landscape plant, a house plant, or in large scale commercial planting for harvesting cut fronds.
- Zones 6-10
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"Lemon Button" ® - Nephrolepis cordifolia |
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'Lemon Button' ® will live outdoors on a protected patio even where nights have light frost. When it is actively growing it has a very subtle, but clear lemon scent.
- Zones 8-10
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| "Macho Fern"
- Nephrolepis biserrata |
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Originally grown in Texas (obviously!), this is the ideal fern for LARGE baskets.
- Zones 9-10 |
| "Netherlands" - Platycerium bifurcatum |
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One of the most unusual and striking of ferns, this Staghorn variety can
get very large - a real conversation piece.
- Zones 9-10 |
| "Pom Pom"TM
- Nephrolepis exaltata |
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An unusual fern, attractive to the point of being "cute", happy
both in the home and on the porch or patio.
- Zones 9-10 |
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"Rosy Maidenhair" - Adiantum hispidulum |
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One of the most attractive maidenhair ferns available. 'Rosy Maidenhair' can be used as a table fern or in the landscape.
- Zones 9-10
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"Santa Rosa Fern" - Aglaomorpha 'Santa Rosa' |
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This hybrid fern is definitely one of the most reliable performers. The shiny green fronds are very drought resistant and it can go for some time without water and still look attractive. Aglaomorpha is usually known in the trade as the "Santa Rosa Fern", and it is certainly a fern Luther Burbank would have appreciated.
- Zones 8-10
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| "Sassy" - Nephrolepis exaltata |
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Table fern or hanging basket...quick to grow and reliable. "Sassy" got it's name because it just looks fresh and sassy!
- Zones 9-10 |
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"Suzi Wong" - Nephrolepis exaltata |
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Most commercial Nephrolepis are relatives of Boston Fern. "Suzi Wong" is a distant relative. This fern is absolutely the softest, most 'touch-me', Nephrolepis ever found.
- Zones 9-10
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"Tiger Fern " - Nephrolepis exaltata |
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New! Different! The fast growing ‘Tiger Fern ’ makes a big basket that has strikingly different colors from all other fern baskets.
- Zones 9-11 |
| "White Rabbit's Foot Fern" - Humata tyermanii |
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Humata makes a nice 10" hanging basket. The feet, instead of climbing out of the pot, will entirely envelop the basket so that it looks as though it is simply growing out of itself.
- Zones 8-10 |
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