While Christmas Fern may not sparkle and glisten with the reds, greens, and golds of traditional holiday festivities, it remains steadfastly green and cheerful during the winter season. Christmas Fern is your go-to for an elegant evergreen groundcover. In spring, its silky silver fiddleheads look spectacular in dappled light and the glossy green leaflets to follow provide year-round interest. This is an excellent fern for dry shade, slopes, and other tough spots.

Conditions: Partial shade to full shade; dry to average soil
Size: 1' - 2' tall
Zone: 3 - 9

Photos: Samantha Nestory, Laura Cruz