A improved variety of the jagged birds nest fern Asplenium nidus 'Frimbriatum'. The leaves are thick and erratically serrated. It has a open rosette of loosely arranged leaves. A choice plants that is suited for terrariums. 

A new and unusual fern hybrid by Vitro Plus B.V. in Holland. A hybrid of a Phlebodium and a Pyrrosia, it is said to be cold hardy, drought tolerant and fast growing. A footed fern, great for hanging baskets or it can be mounted. The fronds are broad and graceful, deep green with the pinna broad and curled at the ends. The rhizomes are white and fuzzy.

Dwarf Elkhorn Fern or climbing birdnest fern. Native to the Old World tropics from Africa to Australia, it is a good terrarium fern with erect fronds that are leathery, glossy light green in color and end in a full frilled crest. Makes a great plant for tree frogs. Also popular as a landscape plant or as a potted or hanging basket. Fronds are produced on tough rhizomes in a compact fashion. In nature it is a lithophyte, growing on rocks where it enjoys bright light and maximum drainage.

A remarkably crested form of birdnest fern. A very full growing plant to about 18 inches across with wide, apple-green fronds with a prominent midrib that becomes darker in older plants. This form has crested leaves that end in deeply cut, finger like serrations. Outstandingly decorative with a ruffled appearance. Versitile as a garden subject, houseplant or terrarium plant. A choice new variety. Similar to but even more spectacularly crested than ‘Chrissy‘.

Asplenium antiquum ‘Japanese Birdnest‘  This is one of the most widely grown forms of birdnest ferns due to it’s compact size, beautiful form with many narrow leaves in a in a gracefully arching rosette. Suitable for shaded gardens, growing as an epiphyte in trees or on mounts, indoor culture or terrarium use when small.

Maybe the most stunning of the various species of this moss and fern relative. A clustering, low-growing species from Brazil that has a full appearance and a unique coloration. The upper surface is deep green while the undersides are burgundy red. The leaves naturally twist and curl so both sides are visible at all times. A uniquely beautiful plant for a pot, hanging pot, groundcover or terrarium.

The most widely grown of all the staghorns. A hardy species from the east coast of Australia up to New Guinea, it can withstand outdoor winter conditions in much of Florida and warmer areas of the south and west with brief dips to freezing. The flat shield or sterile fronds form a smooth, rounded mound on the surface of a tree or on a slab, from which the long, deeply incised or ‘finger-like’ fertile fronds emerge. The fertile fronds can be up to 3 feet long and the clump as a whole can reach truly giant proportions.

In Florida massive clumps, suspended from chains around tree limbs, can be seen in many gardens. Easily grown on wood plaques, solid or slatted, in orchid baskets, on driftwood or nearly any substrate that is sturdy enough. Open shade is best but some direct sun is okay, water enough to keep moist but not wet. Let dry some between watering.

A really nice, low-growing to somewhat mounding species that is fairly new on the scene. Native to South Africa, it is vigorous and easy growing with short, very branchy stems and lots of adventitious roots.

It is very full and dense with growth in small whorls, medium green, and easy! Superior terrarium choice.

Keep moist, not wet. Does not like to dry out completely.

The ‘White Rabbit’s Foot Fern’ is a jewel! This beauty has graceful deep-green, finely divided fronds growing from thick, fuzzy-white rhizomes. The rhizomes are a show in themselves and the plant makes a dramatic hanging basket specimen or mount. Works well in terrariums too!

A crested birdnest fern. This is a fantastic, crested form of this widely distributed tropical Asian fern. Growing to 30 inches across in some cases, with wide, apple-green fronds with a prominent midrib that becomes darker, almost black, in older plants.

This form has crested leaves that end in deeply cut, finger like serrations. Outstandingly decorative and versatile as a garden subject, houseplant or terrarium plant. A choice new variety.

The ‘Netherlands’ clone of Platycerium bifurcatum is a selected cultivar of this species that has become the most widely produced. Developed to be hardier, with stiffer leaves and more forgiving of ‘eratic’ watering, especially the nemsis of most ferns; overwatering. Physically it looks like the common form, but with a bit more silvery color and deeper incised fronds that reach about two feet long.

Like the typical form it can withstand outdoor winter conditions in much of Florida and warmer areas of the south and west and is exceedingly easy to grow. Please note that our 4 inch potted plants are big enough to mount to a plaque or basket and are a best choice as a starter for that purpose.