DRYOPTERIS affinis ‘The King’ $14.95 40” x 36” z5 The King Fern Regal, dark green fronds with crested tips forming a symmetrical, central crown. Mulch for winter. Photo: Source DRYOPTERIS erythrosora ‘Brilliance’ $12.95 24” x 24” z 5 Brilliance Autumn Fern Lustrous fronds are orange when young and mellow to a deep shiny green with an orange tint. This evergreen fern is very dramatic and showy. Its best leaf colour is achieved in part sun. Tolerates a wide range of growing conditions once established. This is a really fun fern to design with in the shade garden because of its upright form and orange tints - it marries beautifully with purple or orange heuchera and blue or yellow hosta. Photo courtesy Walters Gardens, Inc. DRYOPTERIS filix mas crispa cristata $14.95 18” x 18” z 4 Crested Male Fern Evergreen, finely cut, very frilly fronds with crested tips and lightly crested leaflets. Good texture. Cooling effect. Easy. Photo: Source MATTEUCCIA struthiopteris 4’ x 2’ z 2 Ostrich Fern $14.95 Beautifully symmetrical, shuttlecock-fronds emerge as curled fiddleheads, which can be eaten in spring. Distinctive, upright, vase-like form. Native. Prefers moist shady areas, which it will happily colonize, but we have patches of it growing on pure gravel in morning shade and afternoon sun. Beautiful mass planted. It tastes like asparagus.. Photo courtesy Walters Gardens, Inc. www.wild-things.ca 103 1-877-538-3228